HIGH CLASS, INTERESTING, GOOD MAGAZINE. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT THE MAGAZINE WILL HAVE TO ASSUME A MUCH MORE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD BEFORE WE ARE GOING TO IMPRESS ANYBODY WITH IT.

"YOU KNOW, I'M A REAL CRUSADER FOR OUR CAUSE AND I AM TRULY INTERESTED. I AM WRITING A NOVEL, AT THE PRESENT TIME, WHICH WILL HELP OUR CAUSE ALONG CONSIDERABLY, IF I CAN GET IT PUBLISHED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAID, AND IT IS ALL TOO TRUE, THAT HOMOSEXUAL NOVELS, STORIES AND POETRY ARE VERY, VERY BAD: | HAVE GIVEN THIS A LOT OF THOUGHT AND THINK IT IS MAINLY BECAUSE, FIRST OF ALL, HOMOSEXUAL WRITING IS STILL IN ITS INFANCY. GOOD, PROFESSIONAL WRITERS (UNLESS THEY ARE CRUSADERS) ARE AFRAID TO TACKLE THE FIELD BECAUSE IT WOULD BRAND THEM IN THE EYES OF THE PUBLIC. HOMOSEXUAL WRITERS ACCENTUATE THE HOMO, AS WELL AS THE SEXUAL PART OF THE STORY TOO MUCH. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS IN THE WORLD. TO ME, THE HOMOSEXUAL PART OF A PERSON IS DEEPLY INGRAINED IN HIM; BUT HE DOES OTHER THINGS, HE EATS BREAKFAST THE SAME AS ANYONE ELSE; HE RIDES TO WORK ON THE SUBWAY; HE LAUGHS AT JOKES; HE CRIES AT TRAGEDY. INSTEAD OF ACCENTUATING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US AND THE HETEROSEXUAL WORLD, WHY DOESN'T THE WRITER OF GAY BOOKS BRING OUT SOME OF THE SIMILARITIES? WE'RE NOT FREAKS, AS YOU WELL KNOW."

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J.W., BROOKLYN, N.Y.

"HOORAY FOR THE LADDER! YOU ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB FOR US KEEP IT UP.

S.T., SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

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