ANONYMOUSLY, WITH HOMOSEXUALITY. "WILL MY NORMAL (?) PUBLIC THINK TEN FOR A LESBIAN PUBLICATION? WANTS TO GET PAID FOR HIS WORK. CRASS COMMERCIALIZATION, YOU SAY? HE'S GOT TO LIVE TOO. WHO CAN BLAME HIM? FACT THAT THIS IS A LESBIAN MAGAZINE LIMITS THE SUBJECT MATTER MANY WRITERS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN OR DO NOT CARE TO

'WHAT,' MUSES THE YOUNG WRITER, IF THEY FIND THAT I HAVE WRITSECOND, THE ESTABLISHED WRITER

SOMEWHAT.

DEAL WITH THE LESBIAN THEME.

THIRD, THE VERY

"SO, PERFORCE, THE LADDER IS REDUCED TO AWATEURS, FULL-TIME SECRETARIES, TEACHERS, NURSES, ETC., WHO WRITE OR ILLUSTRATE IN

THEIR SPARE MOMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE JULY

WORK OF HIGH QUALITY.

SOME OF THEIR EFFORTS ARE PRETTY GOOD.

COVER, THE STORY MISS TRAVERS' AND OTHER

PERHAPS THE LADDER HASN'T ATTAINED THE

PERHAPS THE

STANDARDS J.R.G. IS ACCUSTOMED TO IN THE HIGH CLASS SLICKS BUT IT HAS PROVIDED A VOICE FOR THE HOMOSEXUAL WOMAN, AND IN DOING SO I BELIEVE THAT IT IS FILLING A NEED AND DOING A LAUDABLE JOB."

J.F., NEW JERSEY

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"GETTING THE LADDER UP HERE IS ALMOST LIKE A LETTER FROM HOME.

"CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THESE OTHER PEOPLE EXPECT FOR THEIR MONEY. WHAT IS AN EXTRA DOLLAR THIS DAY AND AGE?

"A FRIEND GAVE ME A COPY OF THE LADDER ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO. AT THE RATE YOU PEOPLE ARE GOING $5.00 A YEAR WILL BE A GOOD BARGAIN.

"I SAY, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, YOU'RE DOING GREAT."

N.J.C., ALASKA

"YOU ASK IF HOMOPHILE WOMEN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ARE 'READY' TO FORM A CHAPTER OF THE DOB IN THIS AREA. THERE ARE A FEW, LIKE MY FRIEND AND MYSELF, WHO ARE 'READY' AND WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE TIME AND EFFORT TOWARD MAKING IT A SUCCESS. HOWEVER, I HAVE MET MANY OTHERS, WHO ARE EITHER TOO FEARFUL TO ASSOCIATE

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