I will appreciate them. Thanks ever so much.

Dear A.G.:

Sincerely,

A.G.

Thank you for your very good letter which came some time ago. I'm sorry that I could not answer it personally but, as you know, I have been ill and it is a great effort for me to write any letters at all. Keeping up this column is about all I have been able to manage for I have been homebound for the past year. I am slowly getting better, now, and manage to get around in a wheelchair to a limited extent. As I improve I hope to be able to offer more of my time and skills to help with homosexual problems for so few psychiatrists seem to understand these sensitive people so many of whom have talents which could be released to benefit society in general so that they can become accepted members of their communities. I am happy to know that you are getting a good education. That is one way you can strengthen your own status as well as the cause of homosexuality. Perhaps at some future time you may be able to take some of the excellent courses offered by the ONE INSTITUTE OF HOMOPHILE STUDIES.

You seem to have a good grasp of your problem. I would agree that you are a bisexual individual. This is further verified by your handwriting. My husband, who is an expert in handwriting analysis, tells me that your handwriting indicates that, while you are well endowed sexually, you do not find it easy to form close companionship with either men or women for you tend to retreat into your own private world of ideas and fantasies. You are not an overt homosexual but are bisexual. Thus you could find sexual gratification with either a man or a woman. However, you are handicapped by your inability to socialize

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easily. You need to learn more about drawing people to you. This may be due to your limited experience. You need to develop more tact, diplomacy and breadth of mind. You would undoubtedly find more opportunities to make friends with people who would be your own kind in a large city rather than in a small college town. Otherwise I could not make any further suggestions regarding where to find suitable companionship which could lead to a more enduring relationship be it with a man or a woman. The important thing is that you find someone who is trustworthy, warm, sincere and interested in many of the things you are. I find that enduring relations develop from friendship much more than from sexual relations no matter how satisfying the latter may be at first. I agree with you that it might be more satisfying to find a female partner, one with whom you could be quite honest about your homo tendencies, however. That there are such women I know to be a fact even though they are few and far between. If you go ahead with the positive thought that will meet such a person you are you much more likely to find her. This puts you in tune with the orderliness of the universe and what is yours will come to you, but you must make yourself available. No one can tell you where or when you will meet such a person. A female partner with enough maleness to offset your feminine qualities would free you from the social stigma of homosexuality but do not make the mistake of making such an alliance just a avoid the stigma. If you have been reading this column you may have read of some of the sad developments from such a marriage if it is not based on mutual understanding and trust.

With all good wishes, Sincerely,

Dr. Blanche M. Baker.