EDITORIAL

Last month our readers saw a change-there was no Feminine Viewpoint section. This is not to say that there was no feminine material; indeed there was a feminine story "Blackbirds" of which we are very proud.

The lack of a heading Feminine Viewpoint was not an error, but a purposeful decision of ONE Magazine's editorial board. First of all, we feel that for a homophilic magazine whose avowed policy is one of men and women working together equally, it is pure prejudice to set aside a small portion of the magazine for women. This is what appears to be the case if there is a Feminine Viewpoint. In actuality this is not so, for there are times when the major portion of the magazine has been by or about women. Secondly, we feel that the majority of our articles and features are for both men and women. The Feminine Viewpoint helps to further the fallacious idea held by some that women need read only those few pages and, similarly, men should eschew that section. Our editorials, lead articles, book reviews, Toward Understanding, and letters column, to name half the content of any one month, is material which pertains equally to men and women. Then sometimes, the magazine has had lengthy lesbian fiction.

Of course there have been times when our fiction and poetry pertains almost exclusively to men. In either case it is all right, for this is as it should be the best material we have available, regardless of sex slant.

We have had letters from men saying "Let the women have their magazine, drop the Feminine Viewpoint." Those who feel that this move is a step in that direction are wrong. Now that there is no longer a Feminine Viewpoint heading, we hope that women writers will gauge their submissions for a thirty-two page magazine and not necessarily for a three page feminine section.

In all, we feel that the move of welding the women's contributions with the rest of the magazine is a move toward making all of ONE Magazine for all homophiles.

Alison Hunter Women's Editor

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