Letters

Dear Sir:

I enjoyed the letters of reaction to my article, "It Is Natural After All," (January, 1958, ONE Magazine). Mr. C. of Chicago apparently thinks he has an exception to the rule of consistent homosexuality in monozygotic twins. An investigation of the case would prove otherwise. It is always encouraging to find men of position like Mr. J. from the New England House of Representatives who are sincerely concerned about the need for knowledge of matters sexual.

Miss J. of Chicago is apparently a lazy reader. In my first two paragraphs I decried the 'pseudo-scientific. In the third I clearly stated the purpose of the brief article; this purpose was reiterated in the conclusion. The fourth paragraph stated that the study was made by reputable, qualified, indeed distinguished men of science. The intelligent reader wishing to go beyond the limited simple premise of the piece is given every opportunity to do so on his own. The public and medical libraries contain the works of sexologists referred to in the piece. Miss J. is free to consult the monumental works of Drs. Myerson and Neustadt. The rigorous homophile sincere for scientific justification is capable of self-help.

Miss J. suggests that a large body of homosexuals do not wish to accept the genetic truth. To do so would deprive them of the luxury of revelling in their guilt. The joy lies in being 'sick.' They thrive on cloak-and-dagger lives of intrigue. To deprive them of being tres gai would be to place them in the same category as the average heterosexual shopkeeper or garage attendant. They would no longer be different, select, chosen. They would have to live like other normal human beings.

In short, to accept genetic truth is to accept responsibility as I said in my final statements. Far too many find homosexuality an island of from reality refuge and responsibility. Strange as it seems the world is full of people who prefer guilt and darkness to light and the freedom of truth.

Dear ONE:

Christopher Wicks NEW YORK, N. Y.

It's a lot of fun being an individual, es-

pecially when one is of a minority group. The challenge is terrific, and playing that game brings its rewarding dividends.

I've been married (which is considered normal) but that normalcy left me with a great void, for I'm affectionate by nature, practice a severe code of ethics, know a lot of people, and just get a great big bang out of Living.

Dear Sirs:

Mr. D. CHICAGO, ILL.

I felt so sorry for the young girl in Sidney, Australia. I too have been lonely at her age although things have changed in the last four years for me. If she would care to correspond with me I'll be most pleased if you would give her my name and address. I have read widely on the subjects pertaining to women such as she mentions in her note. My interests also lie in music, gardening, travel, fishing and several other fields.

Dear Editor:

Miss S.

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

You were downright cruel to Miss S., of Sidney, Australia and Mr. B., of Hartford, Conn. You were downright cruel! Don't you realize that these are two lonely, unhappy kids? Shame on you ONE! Why can't you run a series of human-interest articles that would bring some kind of help to them? Your articles are very nice, very ethical, and very informative, but they are cold as hell! (If it is cold there ... I don't exactly know-yet). You speak with great authority, from great heights... and of course we read and nod our old grey heads in agreement... but what about the frustrated, lonely teen-ager, or twenty-ager? The kids want warmth, and ONE hasn't got it. ONE has facts. (God, you must be a well-disciplined bunch out there!)

You are advancing our 'cause' as nothing else has ever been able to do. You are showing us that we are not alone, and that others have the same problems. However, your magazine is aimed specifically at people who think, not people who feel. And I don't believe the human brain really begins to operate before the age of forty. The kids are emoting; not thinking. Of course you are correct in saying that letter exchange cannot be permitted, but cannot something be done? When you do emote you give the already forlorn kids something like: 'Rest shall │ Never Hunted forever Pitied, a pest Does this HELP? Let's have some courageous writing. Let's have some chin-up stuff. I would certainly like to see a note of optimism in ONE. I see homosexuality as a wonderful way of life. I certainly rest; I am not hunted; I hope I am not a pest!

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Miss W. BROOKLYN, N. Y.

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