rather than the correction of the image.

6. The myriad of inept and superficial writers, posing as authorities, cashing in on the sensationalist value of the theme, to titillate the public.

7. A failure of the organizations to sharpen their goals, so that they are frequently either too trivial and short-range, or utopian and longrange.

8. As a result of these and other factors, the organizations encounter difficulties in maintaining a high level of interest over any continued length of time.

The homophile movement, Cory pointed out, is today a reflection of only a very small part of the American homosexuals.

On the credit side, Cory noted several achievements of the move-

ment:

1. Homosexuality has been raised to the level of legitimate social protest, worthy of serious discussion, and is no longer confined to an area of gossip and malicious tittering.

2. The conferences of the homophile organizations are deeply respected, meetings are held in important places and are advertised and taken seriously by professionals.

3. The organizations have provided subjects and have assisted in pioneering research, cooperating with professional groups, and thus helping to bring light on this entire

area.

4. The organizations have ventured outside the confines of their own group, and have elicited the aid of. and in turn have been approached for cooperation by, the American Civil Liberties Union, public health authorities, and other social welfare, public and quaisi-governmental agencies.

Cory called for a consistent and humanitarian ideology; the building of the image of homosexuality that would be realistic, acceptable to the

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public, and to the homosexual himself.

Following a luncheon, Reverend Edward Lee of the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church of Philadelphia presented a talk entitled, "The Church and Homosexuality" which was in turn followed by a panel discussion on the research taboo in homosexuality. Presiding over the panel was Dr. Wardell B. Pomeroy, collaborator of the late Dr. Kinsey and for many years a prominent leader of the Institute for Sex Research. The participants were Dr. Harold Greenwald, New York psychoanalyst, author of Call Girl and other works; Dr. Robert A. Harper, Washington clinical psychologist, and author of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy: 36 Systems and other books and papers; and Dr. Irving Jacks, a prison psychologist from the Philadelphia area.

At a well-attended evening banquet, the guest speaker was Dr. Albert Ellis, one of the most prolific writers and best-known figures in the field of sex research, widely known for his liberal views. In fact. the chairman introduced Ellis, in what sounded like a preview of next year's nominating jamborees, as "the next President of the United States, the candidate of the United Party for Sexual Freedom, Dr. Albert Ellis."

"Homosexuality-and the Right of a Man to be Wrong" was the title of the address, and this brief title. summarizes Dr. Dr. Ellis' Ellis' viewpoint. The homosexual is wrong: he is neurotic (if not borderline psychotic), fixated unrealistically on selfdefeating behavior, a short-range hedonist, and is unable to come to grips with reality in the most selffulfilling manner, but he still has an inherent right to pursue this selfdefeating course in life without calumny and punishment by his fellow-

men.

On Sunday afternoon, concluding

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