"Does the homosexual have to repeat all the mistakes the heterosexuals have made?" Lambert.

Mr. R. S. W. of Washington writes: The debate between Lyn Pedersen and Wm. Lambert is most interesting. Both have some very good points though Mr. Lambert, I believe, has much the better of the argument. ONE is by no means "half a loaf." Nothing should be done to jeopardize it. "Lonely hearts clubs" have not worked well in heterosexual society and as Mr. Lambert has so ably pointed out, the chances are a hundred to one against it working in the homphile group.

Mr. E. R. H. of California writes: They have clubs for the so-called normal? Why not us?

"Paul, who is fifty-three, had been corresponding with Gerald, who is twenty-three. . . ." Lambert. .

Mr. T. W. of Brooklyn writes: I can go along with Bill Lambert's article "Sick, Sick, Sick" except for one false note which he allows to slip into an otherwise pertinent discussion. He asks: "Do I quite absurdly want only those twenty years younger than myself?" Surely, Mr. Lambert, you know enough about the gay life to appreciate the fact that this desire is anything but absurd. I am over forty and have many friends, all in their twenties. This as you surely must know, is often the case if not exactly the rule.

I am sure you also know that many young gay people actually prefer mature men and seek them out as companions. I know this first hand from a number of happy experiences. I do not seek out the so-called Greek gods as I am interested in the intellectual side of life as well as sex.

Some young men think older men are fools, but older men know that some young men are fools. While the older homosexual has hope there is life; do not take this hope from him, for if you do, what does he have left? It is well to discourage the idea of Pen Pals, but please do not discourage some homosexual in his late thirties or forties from looking for a younger mate-you may only succeed in making two men unhappy, because the younger man seeking an older companion may also be influenced by your words. The Greek culture tells us much of the ideal young-man-older-man relationship and the many advantages involved; the guidance from the older friend, the balance between experience and youth, the mutual need one for the other, the age-old desire of youth craving older companionship....

The urge for a younger companion is almost basic to the gay life-just as the reverse is true in some cases. This explains why there are so many such unions. Most of them are well-adjusted and permanent according to our standards and it is an insult to suggest that they are "Sick, Sick, Sick." Their only crime is being Gay, Gay Gay! If the desire for youth makes me sick then forget about calling the doctor for I never want to be cured of my illness.

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