" | PERSONALLY WAS SHOCKED RIGHT DOWN TO MY TOES WHEN I REALIZED HOW A FEW PEOPLE WERE KEEPING UP THE GRUELING GRIND CF DAILY JOBS TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES, EVEN AS YOU AND I, AND YET AT NIGHT THEY ALSO MAKE THE ROUNDS OF MEETINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE CAUSE, WORK AT THE OFFICE GETTING OUT THE MONTHLY LADDER, DOING ALL THE HEAVY WORK OF DOB AND YET WITH SO LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT.

"THEY HAVE THIS SENSE OF DEDICATION, VERY DEFINITELY, FOR I SAW IT WITH MY FIRST VISIT TO THE DOB OFFICE. BUT EVEN THE MOST EXALTED IDEALS WEAR THIN WHEN YOU ARE DOG-TIRED. SO IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE HESITATERS, WAITING FOR AN ENCOURAGING SIGN, JUST WALK INTO YOUR NEAREST DOB OFFICE AND OFFER YOUR GCCD HELP. YOU CAN DO SOMETHING.

"IN ANSWER TO MY SECOND QUESTION MAY QUOTE THE MOTTO OF ANOTHER GROUP | BELONG TO: 'IT IS BETTER TO LIGHT ONE LITTLE CANDLE THAN TO CURSE THE DARKNESS.' TO ILLUSTRATE THIS TRUISM, IMAGINE THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL FILLED WITH PEOPLE. IF ONE PERSON LIT A CANDLE, IT WOULD THROW VERY LITTLE LIGHT. BUT IF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THAT BOWL WERE TO LIGHT A TINY LITTLE CANDLE, THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE THE ENTIRE BOWL.

"THE ANSWER TO OUR PROBLEM IS SO SIMPLE. IF WE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US LIGHT OUR LITTLE CANDLE...NOT ALONE BUT AS A GROUP...IF WE EACH AND EVERY ONE GIVE TO THE WORL AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A HOMOSEXUAL CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD, NOT ALONE BUT AS A GROUP. ALONE, IT IS TRUE, WE MAY FALL BY THE WAY. BUT AS A GROUP WE CAN DO ANYTHING ON EARTH. YOU MAY WONDER IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO WIN YOUR PLACE IN SOCIETY. IT MOST CERTAINLY IS, IF YOU DO SO AS A GROUP. DIVIDED, WE CAN BE CONQUERED, BUT UNITED WE MUST SURELY

STAND.

"I KNOW THAT EACH AND EVERY HOMOSEXUAL FEELS THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE; THAT A LIFE OF PRETENSE, OR AN ATTITUDE OF 'DON'T GIVE A DAMN' BELLIGERENCE, IS NOT THE ANSWER. YOU HAVE THE PERFECT SOLUTION IN DOB. THEY ARE WORKING FOR YOU. AND ARE WAITING TO WELCOME ANYONE WHO NEEDS THEIR HELP. BUT YOU CAN'T SIT ON THE FENCE WAITING FOR SOME MIRACLE TO OCCUR. DON'T FORGET THE LITTLE CANDLE. WHY NOT JOIN YOUR LITTLE LIGHT WITH MINE? IN THAT WAY WE CAN, AT LAST, COME OUT OF THE SHADOWS."

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