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Sirs:

This will be an unusual letter, but then this is an unusual request. In your magazine, do you have a "Personal Column"? It would be necessary for me to write you a letter stating all the facts. I'm interested in meeting someone who is interested in a 'Wife in Name Only"

A few years ago, I changed my sex, and since then have conducted my life with no publicity of any kind. I've lived quietly and in as normal world as possible. One marriage ended, not because of my change, but difficulties unforeseen,

Any questions will be answered. I am sure there is someone who desires the comfort and protection of marriage without the demands. Of course, the question arises of what or which basis would marriage take place. Anyone interested enough would be fully answered. If necessary, I could meet someone in your organization.

For my own protection, Ienclose a 'Fictitious Name', although letters will definitely reach me. Naturally, no pictures or phone will be given until a responsible meeting takes place.

May I hear from you at an early convenience? Also do you have the Los Angeles address of a club called "The Romans" and "One". Sincerely

Dear Sir,

G. De F., San Diego

I read in a book that one of the purposes of your Mattachine Society was to sponsor projects of education to give the general public a better understanding concerning sex var-iation. Since I am doing a paper on the homosexual and society, I would like to read your explanatory brochure, "Mattachine Society Today," and any other material you have available. Could you please send any information to the above address. Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Gentlemen:

Miss B., Maryland

This is the first letter I have ever

written to your organization and it is with some difficulty that I am so doing This is primarily a letter of inquiry and is initiated somewhat out of desperation

I have a B. A. degree in physics and a Master's degree in meteorology and for some years had a government position. In 1955 I was arrested for an incident. Since that time I have been denied government employment or employment anywhere that requires a security clearance. This has relegated me to an assortment of quite inferior jobs ever since.

I am writing this letter to your organization in the hope that you might know of some job in science possibly available for me that would not require this strict security clearance.

The branch of the Mattachine Society in the New York area has been rather weak along these lines, but.I have always been understandably tentative in approaching them anyway. Please send me any up-to-date information on your activities since the last I heard from you was around 1957.

I know I am writing this letter rather clumsily but it is difficult for me since I am feeling quite beat down. I will give you more details when

I hear from you, I really need your help.

Sir:

Yours truly,

Mr. C., New Jersey

Your difficulties in obtaining meaningful employment following an arrest is a story which we have heard many times. Unfortunately there is no answer to your problem other than to continue your search for an employer who is interested solely in your professional ability. You are no doubt more familiar with the employment possibilities in the field of science than we are but I am sure that there are many opportunities which do not require government work or security clearance available. A reliable employment agence may be very helpful in locating suitable employers. Unfortunately we do not have the names of any agencies in the Northeast who are especially sympathetic to your type of problem but I would recommend contacting the New York Mattachine Society and the Mattachine 32

Society of Washington, Inc., PO Box 1032, Washington 1, D. C. in this connection,

The federal government is, at present, probably a lost cause as far as you are concerned but there is evidence that even they are beginning to listen to the cries of the homophile community. The Washington Mattachine Society is very active in attempting to change government policy and may be able to give you some especially significant advice. I am sorry that we do not have more specific information which may be of use to you.

Dear Sirs:

Mattachine Society, Inc.

Recently I have read a certain book about homosexual in U.S. A. and it said that your society is designed to help those GAY people in every problems they put forward. I am, as you will understand, is a man who is interested in homosexual but do not have much experience in finding the correct type of partner as over 99% of Malaysian males are heterosexual type and only about 1% are GAY type. So you will note that it is rather difficult to search for a boy in Malaya for copulation desire. Actually, I am writing this letter to you just for the sake of asking you some questions about homosexual in which I hope you can answer me frankly.

My problem is how to cruise a fellow if he has no interest in GAY type of life? Frankly speaking at present I am in love with a certain friend of mine who on his part does not notice it for he is a heterosexual type of guy. Whenever I talk about the homosexual problem to him, he told me that all GAY people in this world were silly though he didn't mean me for I did not tell him about my love to him as I pretended myself as heterosexual guy too. In this case how am I going to make his mind similar to mine, in other words change him into a homosexual male? I really love him very much ever since I first met him early last year but until now I still have no chance to cruise him since his sexual interest is different from mine. From my last sentence, you will note that I know him about 1-3/4 years from the beginning where we first met in school. Anyway, I just hope you can assist me how to

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Make him become mine. Do you think any POTION or APHRODISIACS will help? If so, I hope you can recommend me some good recipies, of course not those that can harm a person after taking it, which will have a good result! But in case you have other theory or idea better than the potion, please do not hesitate to forward me your suggestions.

Before I conclude, will you please send me a complete catalogue of all sorts of sex magazines and books available ex-your stock? If possible, please do forward me a sample copy for my perusal of your publication: MATTACHINE REVIEW. Besides, I am grateful if you can introduce me some dealers who deal in nude publications and various sex literatures and also pen-pals (i. e. those belonging to your society) outside the U.S.A. and Continental Europe. In case you know of any male physique photograph studios in these countries, please also also let me have their addresses. Thanking you. Looking forward to hearing from you in the near future. Mr. B., MALAYSIA

Sir:

the Mattachine Society. We are sendThank you for your inquiry about ing you under separate cover some literature which describes the organ-. ization.

No doubt every person who has ever been in love has wondered if there was some potion or aphrodisiac which would favorably influence his beloved. Unfortunately no such simple solution to the problem exists.

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We know of no way to change a heterosexual person into a homosexual or, for that matter, vice-versa. However, most human beings seem cumstances, of responding sexually to be capable, under the proper cirto other persons of the same or of the opposite sex. With this in mind, it would seem advisable to seek friendis capable of giving it. If sexual ship on whatever basis the other person pleasures happen to result from such a friendship then that is an added benefit but if there is no sex involved one should realize that the friendship alone is a valuable thing which, in the long run, may well be more comforting than a friendless sexual relationship.

Mattachine Society, Inc.