OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mattachine Society, Inc.

POST OFFICE BOX 1925

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LOS ANGELES 53, CALIFORNIA

INTERNATIONAL EDITION

As its first major contribution to the Mattachine Review, the New York Area Council has prepared the ma-, terial for this International Edition, which includes articles that originally appeared in half a dozen languages in various European publications.

It is interesting to note that, because of the greater freedom of expression that exists in Europe, some American authors prefer to publish there. Some of these publications prepare their own translations of.. articles and stories submitted in English for the benefit of their Englishspeaking authors and readers.

All of these publications represent high standards of scholarship and literary style. Perhaps we should not. advertise this fact to our readers, but we must sadly confess that several of them often surpass our best efforts. We do take occasional comfort in the thought that we have come a long way from the nothingness of a few short years ago, but we shall not rest until we become the model for our sister European publications.

In preparing this edition, each translator read carefully several issues of the magazine he was working on, and then selected the article that, in his judgment, would characterize best the magazine and at the same time be of greatest interest to American readers. In several cases there was such a wealth of fine material that a final choice was very difficult to make. In at least one instance, an exceptionally good article had to be regretfully by-

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passed because it had appeared in two parts and only the first part was available. In another, an excellent article was far too long and could not be reduced to the required length without destroying its carefully-worked out logical sequence and its structural beauty.

It should not be necessary to remind readers that even the most expert translator often finds it exceedingly difficult to preserve the full flavor of the original in all its parts. Our task has been complicated by lack of sufficient time to polish each and every individual phrase and by the fact that, much to our regret, cuts have had to be made,. largely for reasons of space. However, extreme care has been taken not to alter the meaning or flavor of the originals in any way whatsoever. We extend our most sincere apologies to the authors of the articles that we have been unable to publish in their entirety.

The Mattachine Review thanks the various publications represented here for their permission to use their material. Special thanks are due to the International Committee for Sexual Equality who, through its secretary, was helpful "beyond the call of duty," going as far as supplying us with copies of magazines that are no longer published. Special thanks, too, are due to our good friends S. G. and J. B. who, although not members of the Mattachine Society, contributed generously of their time and knowledge and undertook to prepare several of the translations.

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