did not go over well at all. My father was always warning me about sex generally. He caught me masturbating twice and gave me hell. My grandmother was impossible. She lived with us and it became unbearable. However, my parents and I still speak."

"What were your relationships at school with teachers and other students?"

"I have never had other than an academic interest in my teachers nor did I ever have any trouble. Since I mostly attended private schools I had ample opportunity for sex with fellow students. I don't suppose most of the other boys turned out to be gay. There would be no connection."

"Have you ever had any girl friends -or wanted to have?"

"Well, as I said, I did live with a lesbian. Before that I would try going out with a few girls. But it was always such a bore. At school I saw friends apparently happy in boy-girl relationships, and I would momentarily long for the same. I usually discovered that these heterosexual attachments were not what they seemed."

"Has religion ever been a problem to you?"

"No. I was not raised with any particular religious conviction. I know I could never believe in a God that might be troubled over my sexual behavior."

"How about psychological problems?"

"My parents did send me to a psychiatrist for a short time after they learned I was gay. But the doctor was wise and soon wanted to start treating my mother, and that ended that. I have had problems, but I have never felt that they necessarily stemmed from my being gay. I certainly don't feel that homosexuality per se is a handicap. I adjust easily. I have, perhaps, been too eager to experience everything. My life so far has moved fast, and I do lack stability."

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"Is your outlook masculine or feminine?"

"Sexually passive if that's what you mean. Masculine when angry. Usually my behavior depends on my surroundings. I don't care much for drag. Although I once tried it and was very effective. I think I'm somewhere in between."

"Now Victor, you say that homosexuality has not been a handicap to you. It frequently is allowed to become so. How have you escaped?"

"I don't know. Being 'different' has never bothered me. I have always been quite happy to try something new. I have been my own justification, so to speak. Do you understand? For me homosexuality has been fun and enlightening."

"Do you think it may hold you back in the future?"

"Oh, not at all. How could it?" "Do you have any desire to get married heterosexually?"

"Well, I wouldn't want to be a father if that's what you mean. The 'normal' life is just not for me. Besides I am now married homosexually and like it."

"Do you think of homosexuality as a way of life or as only a sex act?"

"I think it can be a way of life for those who want it. I would like it to be, I think it is, in my case. I'm glad I'm gay. I don't mind if it colors my attitudes and general outlook-that is if the way I live is the natural outcome of my sexual interests." like older or younger

"Do men?"

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"Age is not important. It all depends on the person."

"Do you think the homosexual will be accepted in your lifetime?"

"Possibly, who knows? Personally, I don't care. Who needs those who don't understand? I get by just the way things are."

"Should the teenager attempt to confide in his parents?"

"You see what happened in my

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