government. In fact the Censor has become worse in the past few months, especially in Ontario, to the point where magazines such as "Playboy" with female nudes are now banned.

We are having a terrible time here in Toronto. The police have recently sprung upon us the most terrifying raids into the theaters to the point where fifty are arrested in one pick-up. But all of this will blow over. They'll quiet down for a time only to spring upon us again. You know, I think the coppers are terribly jealous! What is even more terrifying is the fact that they raid these theaters not in uniform but in ordinary dress.

Dear Sirs:

Mr. E.

TORONTO, ONTARIO

I first became acquainted with your magazine while visiting friends this summer. After reading it I no longer felt as if we were the so-called "lost sheep" of society. Truly, your publication is a must for all homophiles, if not for all of society. Perhaps in time a better understanding will be had of our problems and heartaches. Best wishes to all on the staff. I feel I know you all personally already.

Dear Bill:

Mr. J. OTTUMWA, IOWA

It was so interesting to read the description of the offices and see your pictures (ONE Confidential, July, 1959)-I thought the other day that it would be nice to see what some of the people looked like. Especially for those of us who are so far away. Maybe one of these years I'll get out for a visit.

In the event you may be curious about some of us who have been just names for the past few years I'm thirty-eight. Hold down an executive position and live a very quiet little life-dinner with old friends, movies, that sort of thing. In bed by ten, extent of drinking, one cocktail before dinner. Very "normal" looking with fluffy hair, dresses, etc. It disturbs me that some of the rest of the crowd haven't adjusted to living more conservatively. I used to be much more extreme but am hap-

pier looking like an average person. I think a lot of it is a need for attention, which I just outgrew!

Friends are all the men in the crowd rather than women, as I prefer them, and certainly think we should all work together. My friends are glad of a girl they can take out to dinner, etc., just as a friend, and all live about as quietly as I do. It's too bad people don't realize what conservative lives some of us lead.

Suppose you've seen the article in "Confidential" on Cherry Grove. I'm afraid everything in it is true! It's gotten pretty out of hand. I'm one of the few who go out there for a rest weekends. I admire their capacity for drinking. Breakfast is a Bloody Mary out there!

Gentlemen:

Miss R.

NEW YORK, N. Y.

My very best compliments to you on your August issue. I was especially gratified by Don Slater's Editorial and by Dr. Baker's discussion of the genetic components in every human. I have had several unpleasant experiences with homosexuals who thought I ought to defend homosexuals no matter what they did, and it has long been my belief that no matter what psychological experiences have influenced the homosexual toward his sexual bias, these experiences would have been ineffectual without a genetic predisposition.

I believe your readers have a comprehension of the difficulties with which you contend and are profoundly grateful to you for the measure of success you attain.

Mr. P.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

Dear Friends in California:

I liked your article (September, 1959) on Pen Pals. Why not? As you have indicated, there are one or two body-building organizations (one around Chicago) operating (illegally? I hope not!) something of this nature. I hope. ONE may soon be in a position to operate a Pen Pal club for gay boys.

Mr. P.

LANSING, MICH.

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