RIGHTS WITHIN THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL GROUPS AND THAT INTEGRATION 13 REALLY JUST A POSSIBLE MEANS OF OBTAINING THESE RIGHTS.

"WE FEEL THAT PROBABLY THIS IS THE REAL DESIRE OF MOST LESBIANS AND MOST MALE HOMOSEXUALS AS WELL. REALISTICALLY IT WILL TAKE MANY HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF ADJUSTMENT IN THE MINDS OF THE HETEROSEXUAL MAJORITY FOR REAL AND ABSOLUTE INTEGRATION TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN HOMOSEXUAL AND HETEROSEXUAL PEOPLE. THE FIRST STEP SHOULD BE AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN THE SOCIAL AND LEGAL PRIVILEGES THAT ARE AUTOMAT|CALLY GIVEN TO HETEROSEXUALS. SUCH SIMPLE AND PURPORTEDLY INALIENABLE RIGHTS SUCH AS: JOINT INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR LESBIAN COUPLES, MARRIAGE CEREMONIES AND THE LEGAL RECOGNITION OF THESE CEREMONIES, AND EQUAL INSURANCE RATES FOR HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES, ETC.

"ON THE OTHER HAND PROBABLY THERE WILL ALWAYS BE CERTAIN PEOPLE WHO WILL REFUSE TO ACCEPT HOMOSEXUALITY AS RIGOROUSLY AS PEOPLE REFUSE INTEGRATION. THERE IS NO REASON TO ARGUE THE MORAL OR LEGAL ISSUES OF ANY FORM OF SEGREGATION. RIGHT OR WRONG WE HAVE IT AND PLENTY OF IT IS WITHIN OUR OWN CLOSE KNIT GROUPS OF HOMOSEXUALS. LET EACH GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS SEEK THEIR OWN FRIENDS BUT WE MUST OBTAIN SOCIAL PRIVILEGE EVEN IF WE MUST KEEP SOCIAL CENSURE. IT IS NOT NECESSARY THAT ALL MEN LOVE ME, BUT THEY MUST NOT TAKE FROM ME WHAT IS MY JUST DUE. THIS IS A CALL FOR ALL OF US, WE MUST WORK TO GAIN OUR BASIC FREEDOMS. THERE SHOULD COME A DAY WHEN SUCH A SHORT AND HEART WARMING STORY AS 'A CHRISTMAS STORY' IN THE DEC. LADDER WILL BE UNNECESSARY BECAUSE NO SUCH SITUATION EXISTS. ON THAT DAY WE MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED BUT WE WON'T BE DOWNTRODDEN."

B. G. KANSAS CITY, KAN.

"MAY I COMPLIMENT PHYLLIS LYON AND HER STAFF ON THE LADDER IN GENERAL? IT'S ALWAYS BRIGHT AND INTERESTING TO ME AND BECOMES INCREASINGLY SO WITH EACH NEW 18SUE, I'VE NO REAL CRITICISM TO

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