philosophy of life drawn from the information available as to the homosexual nature.

I have been interested in some of the articles that dealt with the homophile and religion. There is not one scrap of evidence that the Christian religion excludes homosexuals or that they will go to hell any faster or any surer than heterosexuals. The theology of the Christian church is clear that the final determinant is the person's individual relationship to Jesus Christ. That suggests that a sodomite has just as much hope for heaven as an adulterer. The Christian clergy is just as much in the dark about homosexuality as anyone else who is not a homosexual himself. Ignorance is a terrible thing, and more homosexual souls have lost their religion because of the ignorance of some clergyman than have adult-

erers.

Dear Friends:

Mr. S.

EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY

I wish I were nearer so I could donate time, which I have too much of, instead of money, of which I have too little. Enclose check for unrestricted use. You can use it to buy gin for staff morale-building, if you wish. Hang on if you possibly can. We NEED you. Mr. L.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

Dear Mr. Lambert:

I feel that most of us are born that way, at least I am sure I was, but I never felt guilty, lonely, or frustrated. I just took it as a matter of course not regarding it as a phenomenon or even a condition. It is simply a source of pleasure not needing or craving a steady lover or companion.

Dear ONE:

Mr. M.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

We of the so-called Twilight World have very far to go before even a mere dent has been made for our cause of recognition. It will come, but most of us will not live to see it. We will go on striving and trying to show that our kind of life is not horrible as the masses would want to believe. As Jesus said, "Let him that is without sin first cast a stone."

Putting make-up on and acting like a female is taboo in any circle of life. If there is any blame it will all lie with the Flaming Queen who is made-up and goes about screaming, waving bent wrists in public, not caring what is thought of them. It is the sensible ones who must suffer for the few foolish.

ones.

Mr. M.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Dear Staff:

Each month I eagerly await the arrival of ONE, for it is certainly to be congratulated upon its wonderful work in the field of advancement of the homosexual's lot. I read the comments of Tom in Miss Horvath's article (November, 1958) "Homosexuals Without Masks and if the attitude of many homosexual men is such as that, then we may as well give up the ship. How can this man ever hope that the world will ever accept the Gay crowd when even individuals among them refuse to accept others of their own kind? "We must all hang together or most assuredly we shall all hang separately."

Gentlemen:

Mr. R.

MADISON, WISCONSIN

Whenever anyone speaks of love between two men, one or both of them are spoken of as being very handsome, tall, etc. Now I happen to be very much attracted to those men who are rather stoutish in appearance-of middle age and with a round sort of moonface. I wonder how many others are attracted to this sort of a person? I can say that I am rather slender-not bad looking. I would like to have others comment on the above. Thank you.

Mr. B. NEW YORK, N. Y.

Sir:

"Homosexual problem," etc., ad nauseam. There is not and never has been a homosexual problem. The "problem" is a vicious state-ofbeing created by sheepbrains. No one sets out to love the same sex; he/she was created that way. And that the tinkerers are old enough to know, but they glory in ignoring Nature. The "crime against Nature" is not homosexuality; it is this-THE INJECTING OF ONE'S SNOUT INTO OTHER PEOPLE'S AFFAIRS.

If two of the same sex attempt to produce offspring, this is a crime against Nature; the crime being the lack of intelligence. Who is so simple as not to know that almost all heterosexual intercourse is enacted with a view to physical satisfaction rather than progeny? Yes, the infallible clergy included. Now, since physical satisfaction is the desideratum, who can possibly have the supreme audacity to dictate to others just what methods shall be employed? Rather silly isn't it?

May I especially remind the clergy that Christ said "Love one another." He did not specify love of what sex for what other sex. "Homosexuality" is not strictly sex, and may not be that at all. The problem is a condition made by meddlers-people who have not enough good to do.

Mr. B.

ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA