every depth plumbed; and people will soon become so bored with it all that writers will have to coin some new four-letter words, invent some new perversions, or else begin recultivating the literary modesties of Fanny Hill.

THE "LAVENDER LEXICON"

Michael Grieg, writing for the 10/4 S. F. CHRONICLE, reports on the life-work of San Franciscan Peter Tamony, who has devoted many decades to tracking down the origins and use of odd-ball Ameri-

can words. "The Lavender Lexicon," a book in Tamony's 5000item library, is described as "a San Francisco-originated dictionary of homosexual words." Sample: "Hairy Fairy An effeminate homosexual who overemphasizes his hair. Uses hair-spray, has extremely long hair, or is constantly combing his hair." Tamony is "tickled," reports Grieg, "that all the forbidden words are finally coming out in the open. It wipes out taboos,' says Tamony, 'so that people can face the reality instead of merely getting hung upon the words. That way, we can do something about the problem.'

THE DONN CALDWELL CASE

This tragic affair, involving a heterosexual "crime against nature," stems from the same laws under which many homosexuals have also been persecuted. PLAYBOY, which has published much significant material in the area of sexual morality and behavior, in its Sept., '65 issue reprints numerous letters received from its readers relative to the Caldwell matter. A man from Brooklyn writes:"My wife and I were amazed by the letter from Donn Caldwell in the June FORUM. I certainly feel that the crime for which he was

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imprisoned is no more serious than ordinary sexual intercourse Oral-genital intimacy is a legitimate part of love play and is accepted as such by many happily married couples." And from a young California woman, "I am a 20 year-old college girl . . . but I was truly shocked to learn that 49 of the 50 states have sodomy laws forbidding oral-genital intimacy. The existence of these laws is horrifying. I was under the impression that such activity was a natural and delightful part of sexual foreplay. Am I breaking the law on this count?" PLAYBOY's reply:

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"Yes. Oral-genital sex play is illegal in every state except Illinois, even between husband and wife. (Editor) Hefner will offer a concluding statement on these irrational and suppressive U.S. sex statutes in the next issue." ONE was also very much interested in PLAYBOY'S editorial reply to another letter questioning the constitutionality of most of our sex statutes: "Sexual freedom,' comments PLAYBOY, "like the right of marital privacy, is not mentioned specifically in the Constitution or later amendments. Hopefully, however, the Supreme Court's recent decision. invalidating Connecticut's antiquated birth-control law will establish a healthy precedent. Justice Douglas, in his majority opinion, cited the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Amendments, all relating to 'zones of privacy', with which the high court held the Connecticut anti-contraception I a w interfered; so, it would seem, do most state sodomy statutes, and for much the same reason." ONE is in complete accord with these observations without, of course, implying that PLAYBOY would necessarily approve of ONE's special interpretations of permissiveness under the legal principle.