check on commies and homos. Surprisingly, they still make a difference there. How much longer must we suffer?

Dear ONE:

Mr. H.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

A word about Florida: since that state is so near Cuba, perhaps their State Legislative Investigating Committee is absorbing Communist tactics. Perhaps Governor Bryant could have tea with Castro. You know, talk over such known facts as that the Communists are violently anti-homosexual.

But one Illinois is worth a thousand Floridas. Compare a modern state such as Illinois, which apparently believes in human dignity and compassion, to Florida which has nothing better to do than destroy the lives and individuality of loyal American citizens.

In Tangents I noticed that Reno turned thumbs down on "The Jewel Box Review." Here in Seattle we don't have those silly anti-female-impersonation laws. Obviously, Seattle authorities are more progressive than Reno's.

VICTIM

Dear Editors:

Mr. C.

Seattle, Washington

After reading your review of "Victim" (May, 1962) I went to see the movie. You seemed to have thought that the actors were misrepresented as homosexuals. Since I don't understand the slang word "auntie" I may have gotten the wrong impression about what you thought of Melville Farr. On the matter of how Boy Barrett could have inspired the love and admiration of the men that he was supposed to have done, there was not sufficient time given on the boy to know if he was able to get this love and interest from these men. I personally did not find Boy Barret or Melville Farr unattractive.

You stated that in your opinion Boy Barrett had a faulty complexion. There are trait's than one's complexion. Remember, beauty is only skin deep.

Gentlemen:

Mr. H.

Los Angeles, California

I was in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago and saw "Victim." I agree with your review as to the choice of actors; but what acting, what photography and editing!

FROM THE HUB

Dear Don Slater:

Mr. M.

Glendale, California

As you perhaps do not know, I lecture with diagrams on the Causes of Deviation using

the six sides of a snowflake for a starter: 1, You, He, She, Hit, Submit. Then I take up the conflict of Traditions, Ego, Main Drives. Again. I take up Identification, Appearance-Causes and Outlets.

Speaking of bisexuals, as used by Kinsey, his associate Dr. Pomeroy pointed out to me in New York last year that these people are only bisexual in action and that their libido is for the same sex.

RE TANGENTS

Dear ONE:

Prescott Townsend Demophil Center Boston, Massachusetts

I was interested in the VD items (April, 1962) in Tangents. I think we ought to keep in mind that there are two types of this disease, i.e., heteroseual and homosexual, and since the U. S. Public Health Service is keeping its records that way I say they ought to be challenged. They certainly cannot prove those figures. It is my opinion that most of the VD cases they are reporting against homosexuals have their origin in heterosexuality anyway.

Furthermore, all homosexuals who may suspect this disease should be told in no uncertain terms that it is absolutely unnecessary for any doctor or health officer working in this field to have that information about them. And, health department records are NOT as secret as they would have the public believe. In fact, such records are wide open to any detective willing to grease a bureaucrat's palm.

Anyhow, to make a long story short, one of the Baltimore queers has come down with you know what, so everybody is now in the process of having Wassermans and Eagles performed. Thanks, I'm happily negative. I know a doctor who is an authority on VD. Would the editors welcome an article from him?

Dear friends:

Mr. K. Baltimore, Maryland

I am enclosing some clippings for which you might find use in Tangents. The one from VICE SQUAD (March, 1962) is a good example of its "accurate" reporting techniques: "The gay ones also have a semi-secret organization called the Mattachine Society, which issues a monthly magazine called ONE." VICE SQUAD's masthead says underneath, "All Fact-No Fiction." No comment.

Mr. L. Pasadena, California

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