Los Angeles, who handled the case for petitioner.

"The high court has now simultaneously granted the petition for writ of certiorari and reversed the judgment of the lower court. This was done in a unanimous per curiam opinion, citing the case of Roth v. United States, decided last year. The Roth case, also arising in Southern California, involved constitutionality of an ordnance prohibiting mailing of obscene material. The court upheld the ordinance and the conviction thereunder.

"However, its opinion pointed out that... sex and obscenity are not synonymous.' It went on to say that 'Sex, a great and mysterious native force in human life, has indisputably been a subject of absorbing interest to mankind.' The Roth opinion, though sustaining the conviction, stressed the necessity to safeguard vigilantly the freedom of speech and press for material concerning sex which does not treat sex in a manner appealing to prurient interest."

JUSTICE WEEKLY, printed in Toronto, editorialized in the Feb. 1 issue, "It comes as no surprise to 'Justice Weekly' that in a unanimous decision the Supreme Court of the United States has reversed a Post Office ban-across the lineon the mailing of 'One,' the Homosexual Magazine . . . The various members of the Supreme Court may have joined in the unanimous action for different reasons, but it is clear that 'One' Magazine did not appear obscene to the Court. 'One' has been in existence for six years and has been 'freely clipped' of interesting articles, stories, etc., with due recognition being given of course

It is an interesting publication, well written, well edited and wellpresented. While Justice Weekly'

does not agree with all its articles, nevertheless many of these have helped foster a more tolerant feeling toward homosexuality and homosexuals." On an opposing page, JUSTICE WEEKLY ran a story about 152 magazines (27 more than last year) banned by the QUEBEC BOARD OF CENSORS. ONE was not on the list, though many issues of ONE have been refused entry into Canada by Quebec and a few other provinces...

D.F.

GERALDINE

A COCKTAIL FOR GERALDINE . . . Miss Jackson says this column is bad propaganda for homosexuals since it mentions that they go to bars (I've been to several with her) and that their life isn't always rosy. She wants soporifics. She cries 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace." As for this column, if it describes nasty conditions, it is not because the author likes nastiness; if it tells sympathetically about homosexuals in trouble, it is not always because he doesn't think they asked for it. We deal with bad conditions in hopes of changing them. Both homosexuals and the general public share responsibility for that change ...

Here is British Magistrate Frank Powell complaining in a London paper that changing attitudes toward homosexuals are causing increase in crime. "The vices of Sodom and Gomorrah are upon us," he repeats Lord Samuel's familiar bleat, adding in defense of the law that