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Washington Mattachine President

Dr. Franklin E. Kameny, in his prepared statement to the Committee on the District of Columbia (see Mattachine REVIEW, Aug. & Sept. 1963), made some interesting observations. To Congressman Dowdy's hackneyed allegations in the Congressional Record that the acts of homosexuals are "banned by the laws of God, the laws of nature, and are in violation of the laws of man, Dr. Kameny replied:

"There is much difference of opinion in regard to the laws of God. I need only refer to the recent report published by an English Quaker group, indicating that in their view homosexual practices are not in violation of the laws of God.·

"Canon D. A. Rhymes of the Church of England recently said: 'Much of the prejudice against homosexuality is on the ground that It is unnatural-but unnatural for whom? Certainly not for the homosexual himself.' Let it not be forgotten that the homosexual was created and formed by God and Nature. "In addition, I will point out, just in passing, that the eating of cooked food, the wearing of clothes, and 2 Printed in U. S. A.

the meeting of this Committee in a cooled room on a hot summer day can all be considered to be in violation of the laws of nature.

"In regard to the laws of man, should be noted that among major countries in the entire world, homosexual acts are illegal only in Russia, England, and the United States. In the United States, the State of Illinois has recently removed such

acts from its list of criminal offenses.

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"If it is objected that homosexual acts are against the laws of man in the District of Columbia, then we say that this Committee makes the laws of man in the District of Columbia and the remedy for the situation lies with this Committee. Change the law and make the acts legal. We take this opportunity formally to recommend to this Committee that Section 22-3502 of the District Code be repealed."

In Mr. Dowdy's haste to pass his own judgment on homosexuals, he had included in his bill not only a bill of attainder (strictly unconstitutional) against the Mattachine Society of Washington, but language so inclusive as to withdraw the licenses of such organizations as the American Cancer Society, the Cerebral Palsy Institute, the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America, and a host of others.

Actually, Mr. Dowdy seemed to be using government channels to give vent to a deeply felt personal bias.

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Maybe he was acting compulsive-

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Founded in 1954First Issue January 1955 Volume IX OCTOBER 1963 Number 10

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 CALLING SHOTS

4 MATTACHINE TRENDS-TODAY'S PROBLEMS AND TOMORROW'S OUTLOOK

11 WESTERN VERSION OF "THOUGHT REFORM" TO “CURE” DEVIATES, by Rolland Howard

13 GOOD OLD GEORGE, fiction by Marsh Haris 18 COLUMNIST PETER BLACK IN THE LONDON DAILY MAIL

20 HOW TO SIZE UP PEOPLE CORRECTLY, by Ray Monsalvatge

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