subscribing as a member despite my fears for the purpose of supporting you in any way I can, both financially and spiritually. -Miss A.S., New York.

REVIEW EDITOR: I am a homosexual and I would like to lead a decent, rational, healthy, happy homosexual life. I am quite sure it is possible-that such a life is possible-but I do not quite know how to go about it. Formerly I went out and about in a wild, crazy way, grabbing at everything within reach and out of reach. But I only ended up with a wild round of parties, drinking, debauchery and emptiness, misery. Plus some grim, hangovers and frightenIng alcoholic remorse! I have resolved that for the New Year I'll lead a sane, quiet, peaceful and contented homosexval life. But I am not quite sure how to go about achieving this new approach. Any advice?-Mr. B.M., Br. West Indies.

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REVIEW EDITOR: Please continue my subscription. The REVIEW is certainly not all that many people desire, but it is something to hang onto until things can be improved, if ever. The police are trying, it seems, to round up everybody who is homosexual (in some areas) of the state. Do they plan to put us all in jail? Mr. L.W., California

REVIEW EDITOR: I had heard about the Society, but until REALIFE GUIDE published an article from your REVIEW, I could not make Inquiry. Please send subscription information. Mr. A.S.B., Kentucky

REVIEW EDITOR: Many books and ar ticles have expressed the views of var ious great personalities on homosexuality. I thought perhaps some of your read. ers might be interested In what the Buddhist philosophy has to say on the subject. The following is an extract from a letter, written by an American who is head of one Buddhist Order. Inasmuch as Buddhism has no dogma, the Idea expressed is individual, but seems to me to express the general attitude of Buddhist philisophy

"The Third Precept meansı I undertake to dissociate myself from Kama which is lower desire in general, and sexual in particular. That is all it says and that is all any Buddhist undertakes. What any particular section of the Sanga (Order) does in relation to this, is a matter for themselves. One of the meditations of one school, takes as its subject the "vileness" of the physical body

and even encourages meditation in a graveyard to help the mind to accept the tact that the physical body is a mass of corruption. This is not essential to Buddhism, but many in different times of the world's history have found it useful to overcome the superficial attraction of a handsome face. It has nothing to do with a joyous or depressed attitude toward life, but dispassionate acceptance of things as they are. Buddhism is a way of life from present imperfection to Enlightenment. Upon that way there is much joy and much suffering, and in between this pair of opposites the Buddhist picks his delicate 'Middle Way'." Mr. B.W., London, England

REVIEW EDITOR: On page 20 (January REVIEW) you quote C.K., Illinois: 'To the best of my knowledge I have no homophile friends to spread the word to...' This seems such a strange situation.-hard to believe, or is it? In reply to editor's note for constructive suggestions: unless you have already been refused, I think the Saturday Review of Literature would be an excellent place for an ad. I used to read the personal's page with much pleasure. In re-reading June 1956 REVIEW, 'Twilight Marriage' (what an outlandish title for such a good story), over two years have passed-wouldn't it be a good follow-up story of the lives and loves of Chris Westmore and John Arlee and of interest to tell how they are get ting along?-Mr. F.S., Massachusetts

EDITOR'S NOTE: First, we have learned of many homophiles who know ho others of like orientation. Second, REVIEW advertising has been refused specifically by Saturday Review, New York Times, Popular Mechanics and other consumer publications, but we are still trying to break this barrier. Third, the authors of the article you mention now live near us. In San Francisco; they are still together and successful, albeit with about the same dif ficulties that beset all human beings: one of them has been in a hospital recently, but the other has worked regu∙larly and both have contributed to Mattachine in many ways;. One of the boys has some articles prepared which will probably appear before long. However, this is only one of many 'permanent relationships' between men which we have observed that have lasted for a long time and bid fair to keep on going. We recently met couple who had been together for more than -40 years, and

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another where each is only 21 today and they had been together for seven years. These are stories we are trying to get for our readers. REVIEW EDITOR: In Britain today there is an important change of climate in the attitude to homosexuality which is gaining momentum (the attitude, NOT the homosexuality) and I feel that I might be able to express the new attitude, either in articles or maybe in fiction. My main work is writing ́educational books. I learned of your organization through an American writer's magazine. -Mr. J.H., England.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We would be pleased to consider manuscripts from the above. writer, as well as from others, which point up the "changing moral climate" and the more understanding attitude toward homosexuality in Western cultures today. Thanks a lot for your offer, J.H.

REVIEW EDITOR: Your "Homophile Bibliography" is outstanding and you are doing a genuine service as these listings are not only complete but this Is possibly the only list of its kind now avallable. Your book reviews are excel lent. As for Mary Hayworth's silly tripe,

Here is one newspaperman's comment-good and badon the subject of homosexuality. It appeared in the Vancouver, B. C., SUN. Judge it yourself.

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printed in your February issue, the most damaging feature to those who are not. able to obtain the true facts, is that her column is nationally syndicated. Thus the damage that she does by such bigoted statements is compounded many times. -Mr. L.L.V., California

EDITOR'S NOTE: We have received an announcement from Village Books (advertized elsewhere in this issue) that a 32-page printed bibliography, listing over 600 titles of novels, short stories, plays, books, of peotry etc., written in English and covering the period from the 8th century B.C. to the present, and treat. ing exclusively with the male homo'sexual theme, has been issued. A limited edition of this booklet is being sold at $1.50 per copy. In the meantime, the bibliography running in the REVIEW will be continued, and. It is hoped that it will be issued in printed book form at the conclusion of its run in the magazine. Finally, it should be mentioned, that a recent book, "Sex Variant Women in Litarature," by Jeanette Foster, Ph.D., covered some 300 titles concerned with the Lesbian theme, from antiquity to the present. This book is available from Pan-Graphic Book Service at $4.95 plus 204 postage.

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SO LONG AGO THAT I DON'T recall the date, I said harsh words in this space about the Wolfenden Report which recommended lifting "the criminal ban on sexual re lations between consenting males" in England.

Just now a letter turns up from a self-confessed homosexual in reply. I reproduce here as much of

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it as I can as an interesting human document.

"The homosexual is not neces sarily a peeping Tom, child molester, rapist, exhibitionist or any other type of dangerous deviate. In fact, the heterosexual, often married and with a family, is more often guilty of these crimes. A few homosexuals are effeminate, others, due usually to the secretive private life they are required to lead, become neurotic and develop anti-social habits. But the majority are indistinguishable

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