assumed a position as contributing editor. Dale served as editor until February, 1954, when Ann Carll Reid became one of the first women ever to serve as an editor of a homophile publication. Ann was to continue in this position through December, 1957, when she was succeeded by Don Slater, our present editor. Don assumed command with the January issue 1958. Thus, ONE has had four editors, two of whom have served for four years.

From the very beginning ONE was supported and assisted by women. Indeed, the first few issues contained several items written by women-Helen Ito, Elizabeth Lalo, Geraldine Jackson. Even so, in August, 1953, ONE published a letter signed simply "J.P." reproaching ONE for its exclusively male approach to the problem of homosexuality. The letter concluded: "perhaps you would welcome the feminine viewpoint. I'm sure we have much to offer if it would be acceptable to ONE." Coincidentally, with that same issue two women had been appointed officially and formally to the editorial board. They were, significantly, Ann Carll Reid and Eve Elloree. Ann, as already mentioned, was later to become editor-inchief. Eve was soon to become ONE's art director and was to serve in that capacity up to the present time.

The February, 1954, issue bore on its cover, in large letters, the words "The Feminine Viewpoint." The entire issue was written by, for, and about women. Not immediately, but eventually, "Feminine Viewpoint," was to become a regular feature of the magazine appearing under that masthead. "The Feminine Viewpoint," as an identifiable feature, no longer appears as such, but it remains always the responsibility of Alison Hunter to make certain that, in general, each issue contains something of special interest to ONE's female readers and supporters. In this same issue there appeared an article entitled: "Letter to a Newcomer" by Sten Russell. This was Sten's first appearance in ONE's pages, but Sten was to become, first, an active contributor to ONE's pages, and eventually an associate editor, a position which she held until mid-1961.

In March, 1954, Lyn Pedersen made his first appearance with an article entitled: "The Importance of Being Different." Lyn was subsequently to become a full time staff member, a regular contributor, and associate editor, working with and for ONE until late 1960.

Meanwhile the going was rough. There was never enough money (as there still isn't), there was never enough good publishable material, and there was never enough help nor enough time. The August and September issues did not appear in 1954. The October issue carried this announcement: "Notice! No, you are not 'seeing things.' This is the October Issue. There will be no August or September issue this year. All subscriptions will be extended two months."

And this October issue was to make history. Why this particular issue? No real reason, apparently. It was a good issue! If you have never seen it you should. Yet there is nothing in it which could not have been published by any other magazine with impunity. Nevertheless, here was the issue which the Los Angeles postmaster felt he could legally refuse and safely label "obscene." I have no intention of reviewing here at any length the details of this case (see ONE, March, 1957; February, 1958) which are well known to those who have been reading ONE for any length of time. I was not here, in those days, yet I know that ONE's editors must have been filled with despair-there must have been moments when everyone recalled all the dire predictions made by those who had given up at the outset, those who had forseen ONE's demise even before its birth. I know that it would have been easy and inviting to forget the whole thing, to give up entirely, or simply to pass on to another and perhaps less "offensive" issue. But ONE, the magazine, and ONE, the corporation, did not give up so

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