hopes, fears, biases, prejudices and way of life.

Occasionally the tempo of the unfoldment of the story is slowed down while the author uses his characters as mouthpieces for a bit of proselytizing for a more charitable and intelligent attitude on the part of the hetero world towards the homophile and his world, which is also the attitude of many representative persons in the fields of human and social advancement. It would have maintained the unity of the story had he dramatized the preachments into the action of the characters.

Anyway the book book is exciting reading, academically or just for kicks.

W. F. Baker

can't see why we are classed as "nuts" of some kind. Wouldn't it be wonderful if homosexuals could walk with heads high instead of hiding in the cracks and crevices of society? Society has produced us, and they cannot now reject us. Present day morality is mere hypocrisy.

ON THE MAKE

R. S. Mich.

In glancing at recent issues of ONE, I noticed a letter from a Mr. M. in Chicago in last April's number. He complained about nothing happening in The Village in New York, and of not meeting the kind of people he seeks. I would say that Mr. M. must have been in a hurry or just went to the wrong places. There are many nice people in New York, and they can be found if one is not in a hurry and remains calm. Also people are not all "cold" as Mr. M. thinks. True, many are afraid to show their real feelings at just a casual meeting. But this is a good thing usually,

we all know, because it lessens the danger of being picked up by the police. I suggest that Mr. M. take it easy, keep his eyes open, and remain optimistic.

Mr. D. S. Sulpher, Okla.

Letters

"SWEET 16"

Dear ONE:

I am a homophile, and I am 16 years. old. As soon as I am of age I intend to be a very active supporter of ONE.

For a long time I was unhappy with my lot as part of the Lavender Set, but after I discovered that we are not uncommon or "queer" I came to accept myself more or less. The book Christ and the Homosexual was a great help to me, as also were several friends. The book should be in every teenage homosexual's hands. It would make many lives happier.

The present gay teenagers will be the future leaders of the homophile movement. So why are we excluded from it today? Some group must be formed for the teenagers. There is plenty of material to work with. We have a cause. Homosexual love can be beautiful-just as it can be ugly; but this is true of the straight crowd. I

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CARELESS SELECTION VENEREAL INFECTION Dear Friends:

Your report in ONE and Confi on VD and the public health situation served as the springboard for an interesting discussion at the West Side Discussion Group last month. The New York Mattachine has just prepared a leaflet on VD in cooperation with the New York Dept. of Health set for distribution in the near future. At the end of our discussion, I am afraid that we finished by rejecting your plea for avoiding the public health services. It is our feeling that public health records are records of public health and not public records of health.

Dear ONE:

Mr. Don Golden New York, N.Y.

Although I am only a subscriber I feel a right, duty, and need to bother you with my problem. I remember several months back reading articles and letters in ONE about sex sex associated, diseases. At that time I was was only academically concerned with such. In the last three months, however, I have managed to contract gonorrhea three times (three infections out of four anal contacts). What's happened? I've been gay for four years without any of this trouble.

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