tivities with members of their own sex; and 14 were "inverta" that is, the male adopted a female or "fairy" role and the female played a masculine or "butch"-type role. All the individuals tested were psychotherapy patients not necessarily typical of the American population.

Dr. Ellis stated, "...homosexuals in our culture are almost invariably neurotic or psychotic ... therefore, no so-called normal group of homosexuals is to be found anywhere ... the only legitimate control group with which a homosexual group can be matched is one which consists of omotionally disturbed individuals."

HOMOSEXUALS LESS CREATIVE

The results of Dr. Ellis' research indicated that homosexual patients, in general, and inverts, in particular, are significantly less croative than highly heterosexual patients. The heterosexual group registered 26% highly creative, while bisexuals were rated 11%, homosexuals 9% and inverts 0%. In rating little or no creativity, the invert group registered 86%, while homosexuals were rated 52%, bisexuals 37%, and heterosexuals 43%. Dr. Ellis cited as one of the main reasons for the significantly greater creativeness of heterosexual over homosexual patients the relationship which exists between severe tional disturbance and lack of creativity.

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In accounting for the seeming paradox between his findings and the known preponderance of so many outstandingly creative homosexuals in such fields as the theater, music, designing and the dance, Dr. Ellis had several answers. Frequently, he said, outstanding creators who are homosexual turn out to be, "precisely because of their homosexuality and allied disturbances", notorious characters and are therefore more easily remembered than the outstanding heterosexual creators who may be leading a quiet home life in a non-sensational way.

HOMOSEXUALS IN PERFORMING ARTS

"Secondly, "Dr. Ellis pointed out, "a reasonably high proportion of homosexuals who are generally acknowledged as being creative are not actually so in the sense used in