conquest for the night. If nothing physical comes out of it, then it's quite all right with me.

Mr. Lambert must have had some rather unpleasant experiences to be so bitter. Why take it out on Pen Pal clubs just because he doesn't trust anyone. So once in a while someone gets burned-it happens anywhere in the world and all the time all over the world.

It amazes me how Mr. Lambert thinks so evil of the gay boys and their habits. But if you don't have a way for homosexuals to meet one another, how do you expect this homosexual society to become of age. You have a few societies around the country but if you had a Pen Pal club you'd have many men and women scattered all over the world and not in just a few big cities. It seems like a damn good idea to me, and I'm all for it.

"What better place for such ads than in ONE. . . ?" Pedersen.

Mr. B. C. of New Jersey writes: I was quite impressed with Wm. Lambert's three case histories. But I wonder whether the Millards and the Svens of this world might not be just as likely to have similar experiences even if they never wrote to a Pen Pal. The introduction to the article said that your attorney had advised against "putting one reader in touch with another." Would the same reasons lead him to advise against putting one member in touch with another? It seems to me there ought to be a difference. The article also reminded me of the Bill Lawless ad in the May issue, and I wondered whether running that ad was consistent with your Pen Pal policy? Would you run an ad for me proclaiming my interest in collecting unusual bridge hands? If so, what would it cost?

"One and all their motives are not letter-writing, but sex." Lambert.

Mr. E. B. of Paris writes: What is Wm. Lambert trying to do-frighten us? Personally I don't take such a pessimistic view of things. Actually I don't suppose I should ever have recourse to letter-writing for the mere purpose of sex satisfaction. There are plenty of other ways of finding that. But then, I live in a big town which makes things easier. What of the poor devil who lives in the country? Is he to remain isolated all his life?

I have often made use of the service provided by European homophile organizations, but more in view of finding correspondents in foreign countries. to learn their ways of life, and if ever a meeting has been arranged, sex seldom ensued.

In France we are privileged compared to you since relations between two consenting adults is not against the law providing it takes place in private and no violence is involved. Hence the situation cannot give rise to blackmail.

'... it is better to be sick than sorry." Lambert.

Mr. P. E. of California writes: Regarding the 'Pen Pal' issue, thank you, Mr. Pedersen and shame on you, Mr. Lambert.

I can certainly understand an argument against the advisability of your magazine getting involved in a 'Pen Pal' club activity; but I certainly can

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