tremely intelligent and on the whole a true citizen in any community.

Dear Editor:

Rev. R.

Michigan

There should be a regular monthly feature under the heading "Legal Matters." All serious minded homosexuals, I believe, are greatly interested in legal matters as they affect the individual, the group, the fraternity, et. al., throughout the several states. Freedom is constant vigilance. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. To be legally well informed is to have a feeling of security and well being personal freedom.

TANGENTS should be enlarged. Homosexuals the world over should supply data as to local police action, civic group activities, church group action. Newspaper and magazine clippings should also be sent in. The reaction of the various towns, cities and states to Gay society, clubs, bars, resorts, motels.

HEALTH. This should be a monthly section. with articles and general information on diseases, their avoidance, detection and cure. Recent articles on VD and the Homosexual were very enlightening. Items for the improvement of the body, diet and genera: good health should be featured.

LETTERS TO TO THE EDITOR. More letters should be written. Get things off your mind. Air your views, comments, and your bitches. News of your home town. News of this type is always welcome.

FICTION. Gay love stories should also be increased for that moment of relaxation and dreaming of that tender young love that slipped through your fingers; the ideal gay romance; the escape from the realities of life.

BOOK REVIEWS. The Editors of ONE and their staff cannot read all the books on the market today, so why don't you fellows out there, if you have read an interesting book with a Gay theme, tell us about it? Make your own book report; here's one enclosed.

Now for another suggestion: why don't Gay people get together in business corporations? Buy or build buildings, motels, resorts, camps, etc. By pooling financial resources and joining together, only in that way can the Gay set come into its own. Money is power! A few years ago Hawaii was controlled economically by the "Big Five." No one ever dreamed of giving them competition. Yet, small purchases at fifty cents and up, by hundreds of small people in a "Hui" (Hawaiian word for something like a corporation) was able to give competition. Now, the little man, through his "Hui" has a chance and the "Big Five" are no longer so big. United we stand; divided we fall!

Mr. G.

Eau Gallie, Florida

DIVIDED WE FALL

Dear ONE:

I would like to suggest a course of action which I believe would greatly increase moral and financial support. You should study the possibility of setting up a test case which might reach the U. S. Supreme Court.

Two adults accompanied by a friendly attorney could go and confess to committing a "crime against nature" in the privacy of their home. Defense attorneys could, in preparing the defense, attack the law as invasion of privacy and a violation of civil liberties. I firmly believe we could hope for a chance of the courts voiding the ridiculous state laws relating to sex.

I hope some of you will give this suggestion some serious thought and discuss it with your attorney. Personally, I would be willing to contribute liberally to such a defense fund. I would also contact others in an effort to secure additional support.

Dear ONE:

Mr. K.

Gainesville, Florida

Several times I have noticed writers in the Magazine exhorting homosexuals to "stand up and fight for their rights." I am not against this idea but let's face organizational and human facts. No matter what we do, a large portion of the homophile minority will refuse to act for their own benefit. Light a fire under them and they will merely sit there and smolder.

So what does this mean? It means that a minority of a minority must continue the struggle for understanding and acceptance. Some of my dearest friends refuse to lift a finger. They will not even contribute to a wonderful organization such as ours. At the same time they will eagerly avail themselves of my copies of ONE.

You, along with my dear friend have shown me the long road. I do not mind carrying the fight for my more timorous brothers and I keep hoping that they too will find the moral courage to take a stand. It does not upset me that these words reek of messianic tone, because our struggle does have a Mission.

Ours is a fight against persecution and misunderstanding, not only for the sake of homosexuals but, in the broader context, of all minorities. For myself the binding force of life is the common brotherhood of love. Mr. P.

Dear Friend:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

I have watched ONE grow since its inception. At long last there is a movement all through the different states. Best of luck.

Mr.N.

Alhambra, California

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