PSYCHIATRISTS AN CAMPUS SEX

Possibly stimulated by the uproar at Berkeley, psychiatrists are now "urging colleges not to worry about student 'sexual activity practiced with appropriate attention to the sensitivities of other people,' according to 12/12 reports appearing in the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, N.Y. TIMES, and elsewhere. This recommendation, from 260 members of the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry, was part of a 129-page study entitled, "Sex and the College Student.' The study specifically included homosexual activity on the campus, and concluded that "private homosexual, like heterosexual, behavior need not become the direct concern of the (college) administration." It is stated that copies of this study are available at the G.A.P. office at 104 E. 25th St., N.Y.C. Berkeley, take note!

ELLIS-POLAK DEBATE

Dr. Albert Ellis' October "debate" with Mr. Polak, under the auspices of Philadelphia's Janus (DRUM) Society, was reported as a triumph (timewise, that is) for Dr. Ellis. Apparently from a misdirected sense of courtesy, later lamented by Janus, Dr. Ellis was allowed to precede his opponent for the first half of a programmed 40minute debate-and-rebuttal period. According to Janus, Dr. Ellis ran true to form, so that at the end of 45 minutes he was still talking, despite numerous "frantic (written) entreaties to cease and desist' so that Mr. Polak could have the floor. He finally did, allowing Mr. Polak "approximately 37 seconds to comment on a list of charges similar in quantity and nature to those drawn up against Germany after World War II."

Ellis' views, this means that the homosexual is consistently a borderline psychotic, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, a job-hopper, enjoying himself only when drunk or doped, helplessly dependent, depressed, lonesome, incapable of human relations, loose thinker, goofer, indiscriminate . . . and this only a beginning. Janus understandably has expressed regret that its audience for the occasion was thus deprived both of a balanced view of the general issues, and a clear idea of Janus' own organizational position.

MIDWEST MATTACHINE HEARS DR. ALVAREZ

Mattachine Chicago was lately treated to a lecture by the distinguished Dr. Walter Alvarez of the Mayo Clinic, who summarized for his audience his reasons for believing that homosexuality has has a strong genetic basis. As a newspaper medical columnist, Dr. Alvarez is often appealed to for advice on homosexual problems, and in his lecture he emphasized the need for many more sources of intelligent and understanding help in

this area.

US TOO? (But Don't Kid Yourself)

Persons discriminated against in employment are said to be benefited by contacting the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, G.A.O. Bldg., 444 "G" St., N.W., Washington D.C.

NEW HOME FOR CHICAGO'S DOB's

Congratulations to Daughters of Bilitis in Chicago, who have recently established permanent and spacious quarters at a convenient location in the city. For further information, they may be contacted at P.O. Box 4497, Chicago. Good go-

For those unfamiliar with Dr. ing gals, and lots of luck!

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