probably gay) cannot cross into Canada now without individual questioning lasting up to an hour at all Vermont and northeastern New York stations. All sorts of very personal information is demanded and all questions are of a very definitely gay nature. Extra return passengers are not permitted. The time limit for border crossings has as a rule been high noon the next day and with Montreal gay bars open until 3 A.M. and one hour's travel to the border, just how much sleep can any transient from the States get?

The hotel one intends to stay at is demanded; upon arrival one finds that Customs has contacted the hotel to confirm reservations or otherwise warn them of the latest load of queers to arrive. Advance payment for rooms is demanded and even for local phone calls. Change of hotels or even nite-club itinerary is not permitted without approval.

On the local scene things are still very much scattered, and probably at an all-time low ebb. Yet, underneath it all we are probably the gayest New England spot in existence, second only to P-town. Among the proud feathers in our many-shaded lavender caps is that we are (or were) the smallest city in the U. S. with an "open" gay bar. We are so strategically located that we are known as the foremost and prime gay educational center in northeastern U. S.

Mr. A.

Burlington, Vermont WHO GAVE THEM THIS AUTHORITY? Dear sirs:

The intent behind the establishment of postal regulations we do not interpret to mean the monitoring of our thoughts or of words or materials that are not, and never can be, a hazard to person or property.

This rather recent development smells very strongly of another Judas-sellout: the servant betraying the hand that feeds him. The evil. little pressure groups have had their say-so and their narrow-minded dictates have been catered to by a fawning officialdom. If only an atom of intelligent thought were given the matter it would be quite readily seen that prohibition cures nothing-this was proven conclusively with the Volstead Act of the 1920s.

We don't argue that "pornography" is a sublime pastime, but neither do we consider it the destructive monster that it has been painted to be. It does not incite criminal desires; rather, it is a means of release for pentup human emotions and natural appetites, and acts as a substitute. The suppression of nude art, or even pornography, defeats its own purpose.

It is a common tendency for a sinner to shout loudly his accusations of others in order to divert attention from his own transgressions. It is not the disciple of "pornography" who is sick; it is his accusers who are sick.

Our children do not need to go to the mail-

box for sex; they need only go around the corner. The honest solution would be to repeal insane intrusions upon the American citizen's privacy and act only upon definite complaints from individuals who can show evidence that they, or they, or their families, were wronged. Then, the hundreds of postal inspectors all over the country could peacefully go back to their jobs and cease trying to police public morals, which they were never intended to do in the first place.

PATS ON THE BACK

Dear friends:

Mr. B.

Jonesboro, Arkansas

I found the current issue the usual intellectual stimulation and sheer reading pleasure that I have come to expect from you. How you do it I shall never know, but you're the best tonic for homosexuals I have yet encountered.

Whenever I find myself wallowing in selfpity the Magazine comes along and snaps me out of that distasteful rut and sends me on, encouraged to be a better human, a more useful citizen and a more loving soul. If I sound gushy, I don't give a damn.

The QUARTERLY, Number 14 is a scholarly publication of the first merit. I look forward to future issues.

Dear sir:

Mr. P.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I recently saw the Director of ONE Institute on a rerun of the Norman Ross TV show, "Off the Cuff" and want you to know I concur with his views. Would you please send me more information about ONE Institute.

Gentlemen:

Miss F. Berwyn, Illinois

Please allow me to add my commendations to all the others who have expressed their gratefulness for your work. It is an important and difficult one. From time to time there are those who express their dissatisfaction with the manner in which you are doing it. Yet I notice there is rarely any practical or helpful suggestion of improvement offered. By which I mean to convey that I feel you are accomplishing a great deal in a field in which it is. sorely needed, and doing it in as effective a way as can be imagined. Keep up the good work.

Mr. D.

Long Beach, California

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