THE CHECKLIST CAME OUT EARLY IN 1959 AND IS SOON TO BE SUPERCEDED BY A NEW, LARGER AND BETTER LIST WHICH WILL BE CO-EDITED BY MRS. BRADLEY AND MYSELF (UNDER THE NAME OF GENE DAMON)."

LENNOX STRONG, KANSAS

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| FIND YOUR MAGAZINE VERY REFRESHING AND CONSIDER MYSELF VERY FORTUNATE IN BEING ABLE TO BE A SUBSCRIBER TO IT. DUE TO VERY DIFFERENT, AND I MIGHT ADD DISAGREEABLE, CIRCUMSTANCES HERE IN CINCINNATI I FIND IT WISER NOT TO TRY AND FIND OTHERS LIKE YOURS TRULY, SO IT IS WITH REGRETS THAT I CANNOT AT THIS TIME ADD NEW MEMBERS TO YOUR LIST. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HELP, SO I AM ENCLOSING A CHECK FOR $15.00 FOR BACK ISSUES OF THE LADDER.

"I WISH TO SAY AGAIN, THANKS, AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 1 SHALL HELP WHEN POSSIBLE.

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F.C., OHIO

ENJOY MY SUBSCRIPTION VERY MUCH. IT IS A SUBJECT VERY DEAR TO MY HEART .AND SO REASSURING TO KNOW OF OTHERS IN THE SAME BOAT. MY ONLY DISAPPOINTMENT IS THAT THERE IS NO CHAPTER OF DOB IN CINCINNATI. I AM QUITE SHY, AND NOT THE BAR TYPE, EVEN IF I KNEW OF A 'GAY BAR' (BUT I DON'T). UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NO FRIENDS LOCALLY IN THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES, AND SORT OF FEEL LIKE A 'DUCK OUT OF WATER'. WHAT DO OTHERS DO IN THE SAME SITUATION? I AM PERHAPS YOUR READERS CAN OFFER SOME SUGGESTIONS

NOT OBVIOUS'.

AS HOW TO MEET OTHERS WHO WOULD HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM."

R.M., OHIO

"I CAN SEE WHY YOU WERE UNHAPPY OVER THE SMALL NUMBER OF RETURNS (TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL QUESTIONNAIRE). YOUR SUBSCRIBER LIST IS QUITE A SELF-SELECTED ELITE, ANYHOW, AND A SELECT 1/4 OF AN ALREADY SELECT GROUP DOESN'T GIVE MUCH OF A SAMPLE. I THINK YOU WERE WISE TO KEEP YOUR INTERPRETATION OF DATA MOSTLY DESCRIPTIVE

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