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Los Angeles (especially Hollywood), New York (the Village, Times Square and Third Avenue), San Francisco (North Beach and almost everywhere) and Chicago (Near North Side and Hyde Park) have all been declared "homosexual saturation spots" in one way or another by writers, reporters, politicians and vicechasers time and time again. Admittedly, a large number of homosexual men and women may live in these places. Just as many homosexuals, percentagewise, may also live in Tallahassee (in spite of a recent purge with barbaric severity), Ann Arbor or even Sterling, Colorado (which chased eleven homosexuals out of town not long ago),

In March, however, a new contender to the title of "homosexual capital" came into the spotlight-San Antonio. It got that accolade from the military. Here is how Columnist Paul

Thompson, in his "Top of the News" in the San Antonio Express enlight-

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ened the heroic Alamp City and kept Texas' record intact for having the most of everything:

"There are so many homosexuals in San Antonio that the city in mili-· tary circles is known as 'Fairyland, U.S.A.'."

Police Capt. G. E. Matheny made that statement at a meeting of Alamo Kiwanis Club yesterday. He said afterwards: "I brought up the subject because homosexuals do lot of recruiting among boys, and the problem gets bigger everyday."

As a military town with thousands of unattached men moving in and out,. San Antonio draws more than its fair share of limp-wristed camp followers.

"In addition, some homosexuals. are in the service. When discharged, they tend to stay here," said Matheny. "The total number of homosexuals keeps going up."

He refused to speculate on just what the total would be at this point, confining himself to the term "very considerable”.

"Sex perversion is like dope-once hooked, it's too late to change. The whole thing is psychological," Matheny said, explaining: "Older males get hold of juveniles, show them sex pictures, indulge in sex talk, sometimes even pay them to cooperate.

"When the pattern is established, juveniles find it almost impossible to think of sex any other way. And then later on, they do their own recruiting."

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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4 HOMOSEXUALITY FROM THE PSYCHIATRIC VIEWPOINT by W. Lindesay Neustatter, M.D.

8 HOODS SEEKING KICKS MEAN DANGER TO ALL by William Hazlett

12 VIEWS OF THE DAMNED by Angus Wilson 15 HOMOSEXUALITY DISCUSSED AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE

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