GIRL'S MOTHER THAT (IF SUCH A LESBIAN EVER EXISTED) SHE WOULD, IN DEED, BE A 'BAD LADY' AND IT WOULD BE WELL FOR CHILDREN TO STAY AWAY FROM HER."

Z. N., CALIFORNIA

"JUST A NOTE OF APPRECIATION AND EXPRESSION OF MY OPINION ON THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING. FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I ENJOYED THE STORY, 'THE SECRET GARDEN' BY LISA BEN. MAY I STATE THAT THE STORY SEEMED SO REALISTIC, ACTUALLY MORE THAN IT DID FICTION. LET'S HAVE MORE OF THESE.

"AS TO THE 'LESBIANA', I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD ENLARGE IT, TOO. I USE THE LISTS QUITE OFTEN. NOW MAY I STATE THAT I THINK YOU ALL ARE DOING VERY GOOD WORK AND THE MAGAZINE HAS IMPROVED GREATLY SINCE RECEIVING MY FIRST MAGAZINE, ABOUT TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO. I HAVE WONDERED IN THE PAST HOW YOU ORGANIZE YOUR WORK AND GET YOUR MATERIAL? I PLAN, IF IT IS PERMISSABLE TO DROP IN AND SEE YOU ALL WORKING WHEN I COME TO CALIFORNIA. I WOULD, AND I KNOW MANY OTHERS WHO SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR MAGAZINE, LIKE TO SEE IT AND THE PERSONNEL WORKING."

D. C., TEXAS

ANYONE IS MORE THAN WELCOME TO DROP INTO THE DOB OFFICE WHENT THEY ARE IN SAN FRANCISCO. WE DO SUGGEST, HOWEVER, THAT YOU DROP US A LINE BEFOREHAND, SINCE THE OFFICE IS NOT STAFFED EVERY NIGHT. FOR A "BLOW-BY-BLOW" DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE LADDER WORK IS DONE SEE THE OCTOBER, 1959 ISSUE OF THE LADDER. ED.

" I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR FINE WORK AND TIME SPENT ON THE LADDER EACH MONTH. AS FOR MYSELF I READ THE WHOLE BULLETIN THE FIRST NIGHT GET IT.

"THE SURVEY WAS VERY INTERESTING, SURPRISING AND WELL DONE. 1 HAVE MOST OF THE (POCKET) BOOKS THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE ISSUES I RECEIVED. THEY ARE ALL VERY INTERESTING. I LIKE TO COMPARE MY