NEITHER 36.3%

There were a number of comments on this question worthy of remark, More than one person indicated that her feelings of "masculinity" or "femininity" depended on the type of partner. Soveral indicated that, though "feminine" in type themselves, they were attracted to equally "feminine" partnors; in one case at least this lod to disappointment, since the girls to whom

NO ANS. 5.1%

MASCULINE 37.6%

FEMININE

21.2%

"feminine"

she was attracted profer-

red other types.

A number of persons indi-

FIG. 8-PREDOMINANT ROLE IN HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONS

cated specifically

that both

they recognized

"masculine" and "feminino" elements in themselves. It is probable that a large majority of persons, Lesbian and otherwise, have such a mixture of elements, but that awaroness of this mixture, as well as the mixture itself, veries from person to person. It also seems likely that awareness of either the "masculine" or the "feminino" qualities may be heightened by contrast with a partner who has a different combination of them.

ADJUSTMENT

The questions on "adjustment" indicate of course only the subjects' own evaluations, which are not without some val ue if given honestly. For what it may be worth, 64% indicated they had not found it difficult to adjust to their homosexuality. A still larger proportion (83%) considered themselves to be well-adjusted now; and 92% reported that they "get along well with people in general". The se questions might be improved in the futuro so as to permit better discrimination in the reply, or to provide objective criteria for a reply.

Incidentally, less than 30% of the group (45 persons) reported having had psychotherapy. Some thing less than

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