the Ladder

JANUARY 1961

VOLUME 5, NUMBER 4

Published monthly by the Daughters of Bilitis, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, 165 O'Farrell Street, Room 405, San Francisco 2, Califomia. Telephone YUkan 2-9290.

NATIONAL OFFICERS, DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC.

President Jaye Bell

Vice President — Helen Sanders

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Recording Secretary — Dottie Dee Corresponding Secretary — Chris Hayden

Public Relations Director— Jo Carson Treasurer — Ev Howe

THE LADDER STAFF

Editor-Del Martin

Editorial Assistants — Agatha Mathys, Elaine Kingston, Millie Jensen, Jean Nathan

Los Angeles Reporter — Sten Russell Production Manager Patty Patterson Circulation Manager — Cleo Glenn

THE LADDER is regarded as a sounding board for various points of view on the homophile and related subjects and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the organization.

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HOW FAR OUT CAN WE GO? EDITORIAL..

FIVE MINORITY GROUPS IN RELATION TO CONTEMPORARY FICTION

BY VALERIE TAYLOR.......

CARTOON BY DOMINO...

IN MEMORIAM "DOC" BAKER.

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THE ROYAL TRIANGLE BY LENNOX STRONG..

LESBIANA...

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