"Light Is Needed”

Last month in this space was reproduced an editorial from the Washington Post, entitled, "Where Light is Needed." It discussed the effort in England to legalize consenting acts between adult male homosexuals in private. It called for discussion in the United States of the same question-a discussion and educational effort which already is underway in this country. "The problem is a real and tragic one, far better dealt with by tolerance and understanding than by punishment and repression," it concluded.

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The same newspaper this month published an article about a reversal of conviction in a court case involving a homosexual offense in the District of Columbia. This marks another milestone on the road to enlightenment (see page 9).

Following the editorial, New York Area Council Chairman Al de Dion wrote the editor of Washington Post. His letter, as published, follows:

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Your editorial on July 10, entitled "Where Light Needed," is a highly com mendable piece of writing. Where most most people would come into the field of homosexuality with highly charged emotions your calm survey of the scene is outstanding and makes us think more deeply of this problem.

The need for discussion in this area of social behavior, we agree, is important. In fact for the past year the Matta-

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chine Society, Inc., a profit, educational, research organization working in the field of sexual deviation and to the protection of the sexual deviates' civil liberties, has sponsored monthly public lectures to discuss this very im portant subject of sexual behavior.

We trust many of your readers will reflect on the many injustices committed in the name of morality.

ALBERT J. de DION, Mattachine Society, Inc.

New York.

ON THE COVER: "Sweat Pants" is the title of a ballpoint pen drawing by C. C. Hazard, San Francisco artist. An exhibit of more than 40 works by this young artist has been on view during the past month at National Headquarters of the Mattachine Society. It was arranged through the Publications Department. Various media-oil, ink, crayola, tempera, water color -are included in a wide variety of figure subjects which are up for sale as a benefit to the organization.

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mattachine

REVIEW

Founded in 1954First Issue January 1955

Volume VI

SEPTEMBER 1960

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Number 9

LIGHT IS NEEDED (a Reply).......

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HOMOSEXUALS: A BREEZE OF CHANGE by the Rev. A, Hallidie Smith. WOLFENDEN OPPONENT......

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COURT VOIDS SEX CONVICTION. CONVENTIONS OF THE PAST. WHAT DOES MATTACHINE DO?..... READERS WRITE.....

REFLECTIONS OF A HOUSEWIFE

by Mrs. Iris Moté......

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BOOKS: EFFETE AND ARTIFICIAL.................... 30 TOUCHSTONE FOR INFIDELITY: CRUISING. 31 MATTACHINE RATES BLAST

FROM NEW YORK COLUMNIST................................ HOMOPHILE BIBLIOGRAPHY (Continued)... 33

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