the Ladder

FEBRUARY 1961

VOLUME 5, NUMBER 5

Published monthly by the Daughters of Bilitis, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, 165 O'Farrell Street, Room 405, San Fran. cisco 2, California. 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

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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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RENEWAL

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A STORY BY JACQUELINE LAWSON..

THE HOMOSEXUAL AS SEEN BY THE MARRIAGE COUNSELOR BY MRS. LEE R. STEINER, PSYCHOLOGIST........... ANOTHER AUTHOR HEARD FROM PAULA CHRISTIAN.

LESBIANA........

READERS RESPOND.

THANK YOU, SANTA.

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