been an abundance of heart. But laws, conventions, and a rigid self-control have repressed it and it has died. People are sick not only becuase they have not received love but also because they are not allowed to give love, to waste themselves." We shall start by tracing the course of normal sexual development from infancy through adolescence and the adult lifespan, only then turning our attention to homosexuality in men and in women. With this essentially factual basis we can then consider the need for a new morality, and finally its implications for those seeking to help others experiencing sexual difficulties.*

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THE GROUP

E Kenneth C. Barnes, B.Sc., Headmaster of Wennington School, Wetherby.

E Anna M. Bidder, M.A., Ph.D., Research Worker and Teacher in Zoology, Cambridge University.

Richard Fox, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.P., D.P.M., Senior Registrar, Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals.

Alastair Heron, M.Sc., Ph.D., Fellow of the British Psychological Society; Director of the Medical Research Council's Unit on Occupational Aspects of Ageing.

E G. Joyce James, Housewife, one-time Marriage Guidance Counsellor, who was unable to attend during the last year.

E Kenneth Nicholson, M.A., Headmaster, Friends' School, Saffron Walden.

E Mervyn Parry, Teacher of educationally subnormal children. One-time Assistant Housemaster in a Borstal.

Lotte Rosenberg, M.D., D.P.M., Consultant Psychiatrist and Child Psychiatrist.

Alfred Torrie, M.A., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.M, Fellow of the British Psychological Society; Consultant Psychiatrist.

Keith B. Wedmore, M.A., LL.B., Barrister at Law.

E And one member who for professional reasons must remain anonymous.

Elder in the Religious Society of Friends)

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contribution of the Hollywood CitizenNews, some Los Angeles politicians, and the very top echelons of the local police department. Now we would suggest that the editorial offices of the Citizen-News is one of those "high places" where a great deal of soul-searching ought to be scheduled. For if the work of those who have dedicated themselves to the destruction of those communicable diseases which are contracted by intimate physical contact is to be accomplished, they must not be interferred with by "Law Fixers," ambitious politicians, voyeuristic policemen, or sick editors.

Or do such persons really desire that venereal diseases be obliterated? They would be deprived of their most awesome weapon. They well know that sex is here to stay. Are they determined that venereal disease shall stay with it?

Mankind has recently been given the weapons with which syphilis and gonorrhea could be almost annihilated. If we were referring to any other than these specific diseases, this would have been accomplished long since. But because we are dealing with diseases that are still regarded as "punishment for sin" by certain otherwise intelligent people, this has not been done.

The fight against venereal diseases is in every respect as, worthy as the fight against polio, mea-

sles, or cancer; and if it is to be won, it must have the support of all. It is ridiculous to accuse "sex deviates," "women," or "negroes" of spreading it. People spread it, and people suffer its effects. And bigotry is most certainly not the

cure.

If the work of those men and women who have dedicated themselves to the destruction of these diseases is to be accomplished, it can only be done in an atmosphere completely devoid of threats of punitive action| or even the slightest suggestion of such. If homosexual contacts are indeed responsible for an inordinate percentage of infections, then that is all the more reason why the persons making such contacts must be protected from exposure to fallible intelligence or law enforcement agencies, and all the more reason why any leaks of information must not arise.

It is up to our legislative and law enforcement bodies to make absolutely sure that any such leaksand what is more-any rumors of such leaks cannot possibly arise.

The homosexual has suffered more than his share of betrayals at the hands of self-righteous authorities, and he may need a great deal of reassurance to counteract that. Otherwise, all the anti-biotics and sulfadrugs, and all the medicines yet to be discovered will be of little avail. And if our state laws would withdraw from the field of consenting and private sexual behavior, that, too, would help.

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