AND THE INCENTIVE FOR PERSONAL MATERIAL GAIN,

"EACH OF US HAS HEARD OF, OR BEEN CLOSE TO, ATTEMPTED SUICIDES AMONG HOMOSEXUALS AND IN ADDITION, OUR DIVORCES ARE NOT AS EFFICIENTLY HANDLED AS WE WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE. WE SPEAK OF INTELLIGENT BREAKUPS, BUT WHO KNOWS THE ENSUING RESULTS OF AN EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT, PARTICULARLY TO US AS A GROUP WHERE COURTROOM SCENES ARE EMBARRASSING AND PROPERTY SEPARATION LEGALITIES EVEN MORE DIFFICULT THAN IN HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS.

"IT IS, HOWEVER, POSSIBLE TO OBTAIN INSURANCE IN DUAL ISSUANCE THAT IS EQUALLY PROTECTIVE TOWARD 60TH PARTIES. THE COST IS, OF COURSE, HIGHER, AND BOTH PARTIES ARE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BY THE UNDERWRITING UNIT. WERE I AN INSURANCE COMPANY I WOULD BE EQUALLY AS CAUTIOUS WITH WHOMEVER | INSURED. WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

"CAN AN INSURANCE COMPANY REALLY BE BLAMED FOR CAUTION WHEN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE LEGAL COSTS TO THEIR FIRM RESULTING FROM SUCH POLICIES? IT IS NOT THE COMPANIES WHO NEED TO ALTER THEIR ATTITUDES, BUT RATHER WE WHO MUST LIVE IN OUR SOCIETY, LEARNING TO EVALUATE THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS CONFRONTING US WITH UNDERSTANDING AND DIPLOMACY."

A.J., OAKLAND, CALIF.

"I'VE JUST OBTAINED MY FIRST COPY OF THE LADDER AND READ IT COVER TO COVER. MY INDIFFERENT EXTERIOR WHILE READING IT BELIED THE INTEREST | FELT INSIDE! ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THE STORIES AND ARTICLES INCLUDED COULD BE BROUGHT UP TO A MUCH HIGHER CALIBER, BOTH IN CONTENT AND STYLE, IT IS STILL A PLEASURE TO SEE AN HONEST PUBLICATION DEDICATED TO THE PURPOSE OF THE WOMEN."

M.H., SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.

"TO YOU AND YOUR CO-WORKERS MANY GOOD WISHES FOR YOUR WORK. | KNOW VERY WELL THAT IN OTHER COUNTRIES SEXUAL DEVIATION IS CONSIDERED AN ABNORMALITY TO BE CURED, NOT A CRIME. THIS THEORY WILL NOT SO SOON BE ADMITTED IN AMERICA. IT IS LIKE RELIGION WITHOUT REVELATION."

DR. A.S., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

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