the Ladder

AUGUST 1959

VOLUME 3, NUMBER 11

Published monthly by the Daughters of Bilis, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, 165 O'Farrell Street, Room 405, San Francisco 2, California. Telephone YUken 2-9290.

THE LADDER STAFF: Phyllis Lyon, editor; Patti Elva Ann Schmolke, editorial assistBoll and Barbara Johns on, producti on Winnie Little, circulation manager; Astrid Borger,

Brown and ants Jaye managers;

Fran Mac, advertising manager; European correspondent.

OFFICERS, DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC.: Del Martin, president; Marty Elliott, vice president; Patti Brown, recording secretary; recording secretary; Billie Tallmij, corresponding scoretary; Carol Wilson, treasurer; Sten Russell, publications director.

THE LADDER is regarded as a sounding board for various points of view on the homophile and related subjects and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the organization.

contents

THE SECRET GARDEN, A STORY BY LISA BEN...... EXCEPTION TO THE RULE BY LENNOX STRONG...... DOB TO MEET DURING MATTACHINE CONVENTION. LESBIANA..

MOOD MISCELLANEA.

READERS RESPOND...

MOOD THOUGHTS BY BONNIE DUREEN.

COVER BY HELEN SANDERS

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