govt's left hand is doing might might be possible. Not with us. They say syphilis is a very serious disease, and they are correct, because it is. But what they don't see is that to a homosexual, it is a very, VERY minor thing-compared to publicly admitting being homosexual and, most important, of possibly losing one's job and we have had reports of their official's hounding homosexuals whose names have been given as contacts clear to their employer's place of business.

The US Public Health Service has a problem dealing with homosexuals. The solving of that problem can only be done on homosexual terms, not heterosexual.

We are not so naive to suggest that the US Public Health Service publicly announce they favor-and are working for the abolition of the law against homosexual acts. But, as a practical matter, we do suggest they send homosexuals to a picked M.D. in each area who, except for the appointment, has absolutely nothing to do with, and who makes absolutely no reports to, the govt, somewhat like an Independent Medical Examiner in Workmen's Compensation Cases. The homosexual grapevine, predict, would in time produce gratifying grapes in the form of sensational statistics for the US Public Health Service.

FRISCO FRUITS OF FRATERNIZATION:

After "extended

negotiations with police," 600 homosexuals confidently ("many males in eye-. dazzling gowns"-how confident can you get?) attended a drag ball 1/1/65 in San Francisco, co-sponsored by "The Council for Religion and the Homosexual." Result: 20 to 40 cops swooped in and "terrified" the guests-and arrested six,

one

whose names and addresses appeared in the papers the following day. Also in attendance were 12 Protestant ministers of the co-sponsoring group-to whom the cops said, looking at their wedding rings: "We see you're marriedhow do your wives accept this?"

The next day the ministers called a press conference and publicly accused police of "broken promises, intimidation, and obvious hostility" and of special "bad faith" in planting a police photographer at the door who took pictures of arrivals. Spokesman Rev. Ted Mcllvenna said the cops announced that they thought the ministers "were being used by various homosexual organizations in this city."

OF MANY THINGS,

OF CABBAGES & QUEENS:

A 100% Chinese Scottish Bagpipe Band in Hong Kong draws the line at wearing kilts. Says the leader: "We play the music, we imitate the Scottish style of marching, but we simply cannot wear the kilt. We Chinese are far too shy". That article in the Jan/65 American Legion Magazine about sex nuts making lewd phone calls is only about heterosexuals, but of course the word "heterosexual' is never used . . never used . . . In Boonville, Ind., 3 former paratroopers, ages 21, 26 & 28, were charged with murdering a 56 year old mortician, but their attorney argued to the allmale jury that the victim was "a drunken sex pervert who could have been killed by some of his other boyfriends"-and the verdict was not guilty . . . The City Council is out to drive "sexual deviates" from North Hollywood Park and asked for a better lighting system, probably taking their cue from the renovation done on L.A.'s famed

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