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A NEW VIEW HOMOPHILE

For several years, homophiles in Southern California have been tossing around a lot of thought-provoking questions: What causes prejudice against homosexuality? Are there any factors in society now that might erase that prejudice? How is homosexuality caused? Can it (or should it) be cured? Can homophiles ever find a respected and acceptable place in society? Have they ever done so? How do homophiles fit into the "scheme of things"?

But despite the fact that a wealth of information has lain under our noses to supply the answers to these Except for questions, we have not had the answers.

the halfbaked opinions of Bergler or the scandal magazines, many of us haven't even known what responsible psychologists, lawyers, doctors or moralists have had to say on the subject. Yet the information is available. Homophiles have the means for a deep and balanced understanding of themselves and society.

The members of the staff of ONE INSTITUTE have spent many months preparing a popular study course to meet this need. We have uncovered an astonishing wealth of fascinating and informative material which we will introduce this year in our 36-week Survey Course: AN INTRODUCTION TO HOMOPHILE STUDIES. The first Semester will begin Tuesday, September 10th and will continue for 18 Tuesdays, from 8 to 10 in the evening. Classes will be held in room 332, at 233 South Broadway. The tuition (an unusually reasonable fee) will be $12.50 per semester.

On Thursday nights, beginning September 5th, an advanced class will be given dealing with the Homophile and Homosexuals in History. The tuition for this class will be $15 for the 18 weeks and it will be followed by a Psychology survey.

We feel sure that anyone, homophile or not, who takes these studies, will come out with a much better understanding of himself and society.

Write to ONE INSTITUTE, 233 So. Broadway, Los Angeles, 12 for particulars.

T

hroughout the Christian world, religious observances have been marked by odd mixtures of pagan rituals carried over from the pagan to the Christian. Close by in Arizona, the Yaqui Indians present a rich example of the pagan and the Christian intermingled in one great Easter pageant.

The strange ritual, representing the battle between good and evil, begins on Ash Wednesday and Costumes range ends at sunrise on Easter morn. from drab everyday clothing to elaborately designed and painted creations, depending on the characters in the pageant. The maestros, or teachers, wear ordinary clothing; the evil forces, or chapayekas, wear the most grotosque costumes; the matachinis, who are the good forces, wear distinctive headdresses, said to be replicas of the crowm of the Virgin. "Brightly-colored paper streamers, attached to the top, give a nice motion to the rhythm of their dancing to the ever-present swish, swish, swish, of the gravel-filled gourd rattles."

"The intricate dance of the matachinis is done to the weird accompaniment of violins, perhaps a guitar or two, even a horn if one is available."

In one elaborate ritual, the evil ones storm the church early Holy Saturday, seeking to recapture the body of Christ which they had stolen earlier, but are repulsed by the forces of cood (the matachinis). "As night wraps its protective cloak about the church,. .triumphal dances are performed by the matachinis....The dancing is almost continuous throughout the night." From National Motorist March-April, 1957