Mattachine Convention

Prognosis Is Hopeful

Two points kept recurring during the 5th amual Mattachine Society convention held over Labor Day weekend in New York: that the homosexual must educate the masses of people in order to gain social acceptance; and that, though great strides have been made in acceptance in the past 10 years, a great deal remains to be done, both socially and legally, although the prognosis is hopeful.

A distinguished roster of speakers made the convention a stimulating and thought-provoking experience for those attending. Hold on the 30ths floor of the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel, overlooking Central Park on one side and downtown New York on the other, the convention program marked a high spot in the history of homosexual organizations.

Included among the speakers were Pannie Hurst, author and moderator of the TV program "Showcase"; Judge Morris Ploscowe, New York attorney and jurist; Donald Webster Cory, author of "The Homosexual in America" and "Homosexuality: a Cross-Cultural Approach"; Kenneth C. Zwerin, San Francisco, an international attorney who practices in Europe and the Far East as well as in the United States; The Rev. Edward Egan, Jr.; Dr. Theodore S. Weiss, Senior Psychiatrist at Bellevue Hospital.

LEGAL BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE

Called upon to prognosticate the future with reference to the homosexual, Mr. Zwerin reminded the convention that he was neither a prophet nor a son of a prophet. He pointed out, however, that 10 years ago it would have been impossible to hold a convention of this nature in a first class hotel. In fact, 10 years ago any origanizations using the word homosexual would have been summarily banned.

"We have come a long way in 10 years. Literature now abounds in the field, the subject has come out in the early

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