the Ladder

JUNE, 1961 VOLUME 5, NUMBER 9

Published monthly by the Daughters of Bilitis, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, 1232 Market Street, Suite 108, San Francisco 2, California. Telephone: UNderhill 3 8196.

NATIONAL OFFICERS, DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC.

President Jaye Bell

Vice President — Helen Sanders

Recording Secretary Dottie Dee

Corresponding Secretary — Chris Hayden

Public Relations Director — Jo Carson

Treasurer — Ev Howe

THE LADDER STAFF

Editor Del Martin

Assistant Editor Elaine Kingston

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Los Angeles Reporter Sten Russell

Production Manager

Circulation Manager

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Patty Patterson

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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THE YANKS ARE COMING A STORY BY JAY WALLACE...

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THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES MADE......

MASCULINE VIEWPOINT....

MOOD MISCELLANEA...................

NEWCOMERS IN THE FIELD....

LESBIANA.....

READERS RESPOND.

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