no basic to believe that sex can ever be a great and exhilarating experience for either of them.

But let us say that we adhere to the current theory that these two are basically homosexual. What then? Do we cure them? I wouldn't know. I don't know anything in the literature that has conclusive data as to what homoso how can sexuality consists of I It is like cure it? the current literature on preventing mental illness. If we don't know what causes it how can we prevent it? If Mr. and Mrs. Brown can live relaxed and productive lives, that is about all a marriage counselor can do for them. As they live, they'll learn. Maybe they'll develop some more powerful sex drives. Maybe then they'll have a need for a basic sex adjustment. If not, they can live peacefully as roommates, whereas before they were tearing at each other's personality, expecting things they had no right to expect from the other.

You might ask, would my handling of the case have been any different if Mr. and Mrs. Brown had been practicing homosexuals? I don't believe so. All any counselor can do, with our present limited knowledge, is to help two people to understand and accept each other. The larger issues await research. We don't know the ramifications of homosexuality in terms that we can do anything definite and positive about. That, my readers, is your problem. You are the building blocks upon which such research would be built. You are the ones who must initiate, carry on and publish such re search. You have the virgin soil with which to work. As far as I am aware, you have no competition. You have no true date with which to compete.

(1) Mandy, Dr. Arthur J.; STATE OF MIND, Feb., 1958, published by Ciba, "Frigidity and Femininity." (2) lacker, Mrs. Helen Mayer; in a broadcast on "Psy-

chologically Speaking," WEVD University of the Air, Jan. 16, 1958. Based on an article in MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIVING, Aug., 1958, "New Burdens of Masculinity." (3) Hartley, Dr. Ruth E.; ibid. for Jan. 23, 1958. Based on "Special Research Project on Development of Women's Roles," Columbia University (as yet unpublished). Ibid.

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"What's New About Women Workers"; U.S. Department of Labor Leaflet 18, revised 1958.