Review Editor:

READERS write

I was so impressed with a passage from THE THOUGHTS OF THE EMPEROR M AURELIUS ANTONI. NUS, that I though perhaps you could

use it

"Let it not be in any man s power to say truly of thee that thou art not simple or that thou art not good, but let him be a liar whoever shall think anything of this kind about thee, and this is altogether in thy power For who is he that shall hinder thee from being good and simple?

Can a fellow use passages from the old philosophers? Kindly let me know, because if it is permissable I can wrap a story around it—Mr. P. U. California.

Editor's Note: Brief quoted pas. sages stating source are permissible in writing.

Review Editor:

If the public understood about homosexuals they would not think their's is such a bad life I've talked to a lot of people and some of the

Der RING

things that are in their minds about homosexuals are so horrid that it would make "The Frankenstein Monster" seem like a baby The public picks up a paper and may read something pertaining to a homosexual who has done wrong, and right away all homosexuals are condemned. On the Boston common many times I have got up on my soapbox and have tried to tell the people exactly what being a homosexual means I on any of those cccasions I have corrected just one mind. then it wasn't in vain. I am 18 years old. If there is any way I can help in this fight just let me know, and I will do anything in my power Thank you for listening

-"Ronnie"

Editor's Note: The Constitution of the Malachine Society, Inc. requires that all members and participants in i's organizational work be 21 years of agɔ or older. Keep up your good spirit and contact us again in three more years. There will still be plenty of work to dol

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mallachine REVIEW

Mattachine REVIEW

VOLUME II

NUMBER 6

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Articles

DECEMBER 1956

NEW LIGHT ON MASTURBATION by Albert Ellis, Ph.D... TRANSVESTISM, AN EMPIRICAL STUDY by Janet Thompson. MORALITY AND HOMOSEXUALITY by Robert Kirk.. BREAD UPON THE WATER by Ross Puryear..... THE SEX CRIME PROBLEM by Hale Sparks.....

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ANSWER TO CULTURE AND TEE INTROVERT by Curtis Ray. TER HOMOSEXUAL AND SOCIETY by Eric von Gothenburg......

Short Features

TODAY, TOMORROW AND TWO YEARS OF BFFORT... COMMENT BY ROBERT LINDNER.......

POLICE MAY NOT INCITE CRIME by Mack Fingal.

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