promising talent. The anonymous essay, 'I Pess, I have pasted up where I might read it frequently; truly the homosexual needs to stand up and present his cause with flaming sincerity; we need exponents. Stories which I enjoyed: Harry Otis, "The Gurkahs," "Keola, The Firewalker," good-paced story telling, romantic-traditions, "Bangkok Interlude,' lusty, risque, but good taste; Yves Cerny, "The Old Cavalryman," a gem! M. K. H. "Coming. Out Party, timely, well-illustrated by the artist, professionally written; "The Laughter of Antinous," by Candace Orcutt-sheer poetry! Invested with an aura of enchantment found in fairy tales, moving implacably but relentlessly to a realistic end; "The Little Guy," by Jeff Winters, packed a brutal wallop; "Aunt Anna and Uncle Joe," by Clarkson Crane, things happen which make you gasp with disbelief-it seems too good to be true when your relatives accept your predilections without batting an eye; "Roger," by Geoffrey Wright, a lovely tale designed to inspire the timid to summon the courage to take the dreamed-for love when it challenges you; "An Evening's Discourse," Barrett Shannon Cooper. Think of the impact that story would have acted on a stage, as a skit on a TV program! Daring, provocative, timely in its challenge.

Extremely worthwhile documentaries such as, "You and the Law," should be carried in the Ladies Home Journal, Atlantic Monthly, or Harpers, maybe in the Catholic World and Lutheran Herald. "Observations on Sexual Ethics," by R. H. Crowther, most informative. Mr. N.

Gentlemen:

Chinnock, Montana

I is Natural After All, by Mr. Wicks is the greatest yet. I always enjoy the Letters. It is good to know there are others with the same ideas and interests as your own. I know how Mr. E., of Indiana feels. Living in a small town as I do one cannot express his views freely and therefore it is very difficult to find genuine friends.

Dear ONE:

Mr. D. Grand Ridge, III.

Wicks has the audacity, (Is Is Natural After All), the effrontery, to stand on his soapbox and, in italics yet, shout that homosexuality is genetic, without producing one shred of real evidence. What sort of service is ONE doing its readers by presenting this type of material? I personally don't believe inversion to be any more all genetic than I do all environmental; and I find it rather insulting to be told that, 'With the knowledge comes a God-given confidence, a whole new lease on living. This infers that I have not really accepted myself or my friends, that I lack con-

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fidence only because I'm gay, that my lease. on living is worn out. ONE has raised its price; now let it raise its standards.

Dear Mr. Slater:

Mr. M.

Cleveland, Ohio

Thanks for the book, GAY BAR, which I found not only interesting myself, but which is proving a great discussion provoker with my friends, both homosexual and 'square.' A down-to-earth discussion from the inside is so rare, that a book of this sort certainly proves a winner. I shall be writing Mrs. Branson myself to tell her just what sort of an impression her book has made on this side. of the Pacific.

Gentlemen:

Mr. P.

Hunter's Hill, Australia

I find in your excellent journal a deafening silence concerning the serious difficulties endured by those, like myself, who are attracted to teen-agers. What makes it all the more burdensome is the fact that not alone does such an individual have to suffer the opprobrium of 'normal people,' but in addition he is held up to scorn by the very people from whom he might reasonably expect patience and understanding, i.e. his fellowhomosexuals whose tastes are for the more mature. Truly, Samuel Butler spoke sound sense when we wrote the famous words, 'we compound for sins we are inclined to by damning those we have no mind to."

Dear Robert Gregory:

Mr. A.

New York, N. Y.

I have failed to renew my subscription because I have been unable to find work. I refuse to lie or make attempts to be a he-man, just to hold a job. I do not mean by this that I am one of those people that go out of their way to wiggle their hips, but I have a soft, cultured voice and a certain effeminate sensitivity that seem to tell people I am 'gay.' I have no intention of submerging my individuality for a lot of weak-kneed conformists who if they were honest with themselves would admit they admire me for having the courage to be a non-conformist, but it is easier for them to join the mob and agree with general condemnations than to stick their necks out.

I cannot speak for others but I can honestly say I am not ashamed of the fact that I am a homosexual. The homosexual contributes so much of beauty and of mind to our world that I am not ashamed of being one. I love you all at ONE for the brave bright light you are giving a darkened world.

Mr. C. Newburyport, Mass.