Inveigh against homosexuality as a theoretical condition, but only when it directly affects their lives. through lovers, husbands or children. These circumstances seem almost sufficient to confirm largelymale origins for anti-homosexual feeling, so that in ONE's opinion, the influence of women alluded to by Mr. Woetzel-far from contributing to such attitudes-may in reality be a mitigating factor. Outside of such areas of disagreement, including the tendency, unhappily shared by many other writers, of depicting the disturbed homosexual as the norm, ONE considers the article a very fair presentation, which will have a significant and beneficial effect on present social viewpoints. It takes this opportunity of congratulating SATURDAY REVIEW on its editorial courage.

NO ROOM AT THE INN

For unclear reasons, East Coast hostelries seem to be singularly inhospitable to the local homophile organizations, according to recent newsletters from Janus Society, publisher of DRUM. Both the Janus Society and ECHO (East Coast Homophile Organizations) have apparently had this problem to contend with. Named, among others, is Philadelphia's Sheraton Hotel, which, so Janus reports, "commended us on our fine lecture of last Spring, thanked us for our prompt payment, and invited us never to come back," and NYC's Biltmore and Barbizon Plaza, who recently caused considerable embarrassment to the ECHO group. Perhaps sociological studies will some day reveal why the social climate is so much more different and liberal for homophile organizations in the West, who, so far as ONE is aware, have never been denied public accomodations.

TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION

ONE, who has always cautioned homosexuals of either sex about the pitfalls of heterosexual marriage as a "cure" for homosexual tendencies, has found an ally of sorts in Ann Landers, who earlier this year wrote some similar advice in her syndicated column. In that case, a young woman married a confessed homosexual (male) against the "violent protests" of her own parents. A few years later, after the birth of a daughter, hubby leaves wife to go and live with a boy-friend. Now the daughtergrown to womanhood is herself about to marry a confessed homosexual (male), and with the vicious circle already repeating itself, the mother asks Miss Landers if she, the mother, should not interfere. After recommending that all three take advantage of joint professional counselling, Miss Landers opines:

"Don't be surprised if your daughter marries this young man anyway. People who feel strongly about romantic involvements seldom listen to reason (you are Exhibit A). They may know, intellectually, that fire burns, but they insist on getting their own blisters nonetheless." But evidently the Landers wisdom does not extend far into sociosexual matters, since in one of her columns last September she tells a working woman whose husband prefers the role of homemaker that "Any husband who would rather keep house than go to work is a pretty queer duck to begin with; and you, Madame (I mean, Sir) selected this weirdie because you are a little kooked up yourself."

JOBS FOR NEUTERS

Not everyone shares Miss Landers' tradition-ridden views on the

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