Letters

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BLANCHE M. BAKER: AVE ATQUE VALE Aloha, Friends:

I was deeply shocked to read of Dr Baker's death-truly a great loss in our world. Now, I am looking forward to "Case History," which should be helpful as well as interesting. Keep up your good work!

Dear Friends:

Mr. E.

Honolulu, Hawaii

I think the help of Dr. Baker was of great value. Perhaps you might get some other psychiatrist or medical person who will continue the work in a liberal way.

Enclosed are two letters, one about "pen pal clubs" and one about my experience with the U. S. Customs office.

Dear Mr. Lambert:

Mr. G.

Washington, D. C.

Sorry to hear that Dr. Baker will be unable to continue her "Toward Understanding" articles.

Comment is really needed on the articles (December, 1960) "Guilt and the Homosexual" and "The Church and the Homosexual." Very rarely do you find two articles that give such an understanding of the inner working of the church, of the Bible and church history in conection with homosexuality.

Many thanks to the Revs. Martin, Newman and Paget King. I hope they will continue to be so understanding of the homosexual on matters of the public and the church.

Mr. C. Stamford, Connecticut

THE HUNTER AND THE HUNTED

Dear ONE:

May I offer some answer to those who feel that the police are witch-hunting? Some do. True, but the majority don't.

I have been a policeman for several years

and at no time have I or my fellows ever arrested a homosexual for being a homosexual. I think we ought to realize that there are times when it is impossible for homos to act up in public just to be smart, or for swishy bitches to invade bars and think they have a right to do it.

Of the bars closed up all were because of the patrons carrying-on too much. It is as distressing to the quiet homo to see his favorite bar closed up because of a very low percentage of the homos who feel that life is strictly for fun and good times, sex and another number, instead of responsibility and putting sex in its place, just as other people are expected to do.

When the homosexuals are wise enough to throw out the trouble-makers from their clubs, just as heterosexuals usually reject men chasing women from their parties, then maybe the police and nosey-minded parties would have no cause to object.

This may be a free country, but it is never going to be so free that one can do anything he pleases. Others have to be considered too.

I know of two men who are Gay and how long do you think they would last if the public found out what they were? Or myself? | wouldn't expect them to understand my way of living. However, I doubt if I would qualify for my job if I were the type that liked to swish and have wild times at the expense of my police duties.

As long as I, or my men, or any other homosexual does not let his sex life control his social life there will never be any reason for any trouble to develop because of it.

Dear Friends:

Mr. X. Brooklyn, New York

I received a General Discharge from the U. S. Navy for "antisocial behavior," and worked in Washington, D. C., for some time before returning to New York. Several times since then I have been questioned by military intelligence, the FBI and other agencies, want-

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