ALL THAT MAKES UP THE ETHNOLOGY OF THE HOMOSEXUAL CULTURE.

MALE HOMOSEXUALS LIVING IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY SHOULD CONTACT THE LOS ANGELES AREA COUNCIL OF THE MATTACHINE SOCIETY. DR. HOOKER EXPRESSED HER GRATITUDE TO THE MATTACHINE SOCIETY FOR ITS COOPERATION IN PROVIDING SUBJECTS FOR HER STUDIES. SHE ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE KINSEY INSTITUTE FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

BOTH DR. HOOKER AND DR. POMEROY POINTED OUT THAT THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN RESEARCH ON HOMOSEXUALITY AND SEX OFFENDERS AND HAS CONTRIBUTED FINANCIALLY TO THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS.

MATTACHINE CONVENTION THE PRO GNOSIS IS HOPEFUL

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PSYCHIATRY AND THE HOMOSEXUAL

Dr. Weiss declared that the best opinions in psychiatry today have not ruled out the constitutional factor with rolation to homosexuality. He added that at the present timo nothing can be done about this since not enough is known about the subject.

"The ridiculous statement made about a year ago by a Now York psychiatrist to the offoot that all homosexuals are sick and I can cure them would never be uttered in Europe," the doctor pointed out, adding that one of America's greatest difficulties is that it is always looking for a formula to oure a situation. "Unfortunately, many people believa in formulas.

"I believe that a group like this should use all means to achieve its ends without bocoming smug, dogmatic, supporting a Cause, or feeling that the homosexual is better than

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