the Mattachine slander suit against the latter was ori– ginally set for before the election. However the court ruled that since it was a damage suit it had no bearing on the election and re-set the date for November 5.

'More Alike Than Different'

MOST DISCUSSIONS ON HOMOSEXUALITY TEND TO POINT UP THE DIFFERENCE AND LITTLE IS SAID OR EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THE LIKENESSE TO HETEROSEXUALITY.

THE FACT STILL REMAINS THAT HOMOSEXUALS, LIKE HETEROSEXUALS, ARE PEOPLE. AND ACCORDING TO DR. LEO V. TEPLEY, DENVER PSYCHIATRIST WHO ADDRESSED THE MATTACHINE SOCIETY AT ITS SEPTEMBER CONVENTION, "PEOPLE ARE MORE ALIKE THAN DIFFERENT."

WHEN WE CONSIDER THE ROLE OF THE HOMOPHILE IN SOCIETY TODAY, WE NATURALLY BECOME CONSCIOUS FIRST OF HIS METHODS OF SEXUAL GRATIFICATION THIS IS THE OUTSTANDING FACTOR THAT SETS HIM APART FROM THE SOCIETY IN WHICH HE MOVES. YET, IF FOR A BIT, WE SET ASIDE THIS ASPECT OF HIS LIFE, IT BECOMES IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS THAT HE IS MUCH MORE LIKE THE OTHER MEMBERS OF SOCIETY THAN HE IS DIFFERENT.

TAKE APPEARANCE FOR INSTANCE. PEOPLE ARE SHORT, TALL, SKINNY, FAT, WELL BUILT, DUMPY, BEAUTIFUL, PLAIN, UGLY, UNKEMPT, UNCONSPICUOUS, SHOW. SHOW. THERE IS NO HARD AND FAST RULE FOR DISTINGUISHING THE HOMOSEXUAL FROM THE HETEROSEXUAL. EVEN THE SO-CALLED "MASCULINE" WOMAN OR THE "EFFEMINATE" MAN MAY FOOL THE WISEACRERS o.

"THE FURSUIT OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND HAPPINESS" IS COMMON TO ALL OF US. THERE ARE THE BASIC NEEDS FOR SHELTER, FOOD AND CLOTHING WITH A JOB AND INCOME TO PROVIDE THESE NECESSITIES OF LIFE. THERE IS THE LOVE, LOYALTY AND PROTECTION OF THE FAMILY TO BE NURTURED. THERE IS THE DESIRE FOR THE SECURITY AND FULFILLMENT OF A PARTNERSHIP BASED ON LOVE, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPANIONSHIP. THERE IS THE NEED FOR A "HOME" THE SENGE OF "BELONGING" AND HAVING ROOTS. THERE IS THE NEED

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