loved, not only by the homophile world but by the homosexual establishment as well. Hence he stresses the desirability of "cure" to the homosexual and whines to the non-homophile world for tolerance for the "soon to be cured" homosexual.

Mr. Cory also wishes to show that legally and socially the lesbian has an easy time compared to the male homosexual, while at the same time pointing out that at least he is not a lesbian. It seems to offend him almost as much as it does Dr. Ellis that his Godgiven masculinity can be so blithely ignored and rejected by a segment of the female population. Possibly some such rejection lies at the base of Cory's own homosexuality, since he mentions, at least twice in this book, the difficulties of boys and girls "making it" and seems ignorant of the fact that average boys and even girls seem to "make it" despite the strictures of our society. Perhaps he hadn't noticed that, whatever the reason, homosexual practices (not necessarily identical with homosexuality) are more in evidence now than in more puritanical days when, presumably, "making it" was even more fraught with hazards.

In any case, Mr. Cory believes "the lesbian is a woman in conflict and her conflicts are many." To prove this thesis he will go to any lengths. For instance, in the chapter he calls "Mothers and Aunts," where he discusses lesbians' raising of children, he admits these relationships are often long standing, stable and successful in child rearing, but the mother must constantly worry about exposure. At no time has he taken into account the number of couples childless or otherwise who, feeling no need to advertise their sex lives to their parents or neighbors, are accepted by the heterosexual world as friends who simply find it financially

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and otherwise more pleasant to share accommodations.

The non lesbian reading this book will lay it down confirmed in his or her prejudices. Should the reader be unacquainted with the subject, Mr. Cory will arm him with false generalities, misinformation, and a tittilating collection of hints on how to recognize this exotic beast which exists by the "hundreds of thousands". or "many millions," depending on which page of The Lesbian in America you Brooke Whitney

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