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asking questions ("Are there many of you about?"; "What do you really do?").

Although G has no heterosexual desires, he is active in a homosexual relationship.

Case 8.-H, aged about 35, works as a member of the aircrew of an international airline. He is a cheerful, uninhibited, stocky, rather tough type, full of bounce. His first wife divorced him when she discovered his homosexual tendencies. His second wife married him with full knowledge of these facts. She stipulated that, though he would be free to do as he wished with other men while away from home, His she would not tolerate any affairs with other women. sexual activity appears to be about equally divided between heterosexuality and homosexuality: in the former a sadistic tendency is apparent, whilst in the latter he prefers a passive role.

Case 9.-I, whom I have known for some eighteen years, is now about 38 and is a man of fine physique-6 ft. 4 in. in height. During the war he served as an A.B. in the Navy, and, though he had no lack of female admirers, his sexual activity was almost entirely homosexual. After the war he returned to work for the firm he had joined on leaving school, and for which he still works. He comes from a happy home. There has been no divorce, no alcoholism, and he says that he was never seduced by an older person.

Because he wanted a home and family he married shortly after the war. As he is a sensible level-headed person he chose a nice girl with whom, after some ten years of marriage, he is still happy. They have a family. He tells me that since the birth of their first child sexual intercourse has become ofiless and less importance to them. His wife " is wrapped up in the kids now and it does not worry me". He is still predominantly homosexual by inclination, but he lives a quiet domesticated life on a modest income in a home where he is happy; so, as he says, "I don't often get a chance to go off the rails. Nobody meeting him socially or in business would suspect for one moment homosexual tendencies.

Case 10.-J, now in his late 30s, says "I have always been homosexual-I knew that before I left school." During the mattachine REVIEW

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war he served in the Army. A successful businessman, he is a good mixer, an extrovert who rarely reads a book or remains by himself for any length of time. He has a large circle of friends, including many women (usually rather sophisticated types) with whom he is very popular. He shows no outward signs of homosexuality.

He has lately attempted heterosexual intercourse with a partner who was already aware of his tendencies. He said afterwards" It was awful, it brought me out in a cold sweat... the trouble is that a woman lacks the only thing I find sexually exciting it was quite hopeless but luckily she understood."

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Case 11.-K is 25 but looks younger. A self-taught but successful commercial artist, he is intelligent and a devout Roman Catholic. His father, an alcoholic, died some years ago. He lives in a student hostel but spends his weekends with his mother, stepfather, brothers, and sisters, with all of whom he gets on very well. Both at boarding-school and since he has had several emotionally intense homosexual relationships resulting in mutual masturbation. These affairs have caused him deep feelings of guilt and remorse as he considers any form of extramarital sexuality sinful. On the other hand, he has no wish to enter the priesthood. He often has bouts of depression, because he sees no solution to his problem. He has never had any heterosexual inclinations and is convinced that he is entirely homosexually orientated. He says "I can't help falling in love with other men." He says that marriage would be impossible for him; yet he knows that he will never be able to achieve complete sexual abstinence for long periods.

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He has always wished to be a woman and has had to make deliberate efforts to suppress transvestite tendencies. In school plays he was usually chosen for female parts (which he enjoyed playing) but suffered many taunts for being effeminate. Now he is constantly on his guard, while making every effort to appear normal. In this he has been successful, for he shows no obvious signs of homosexuality in speech, manner, or dress. He is very interested in the recently publicised cases of change of sex which he wishes were possible for himself.

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To his friends he seems to be a cheerful chap with a happy outlook, but he has admitted to me that he has several times seriously considered suicide as the only solution to his problem.

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