READERS RESPOND

"C.D. OF CALIFORNIA (THE LADDER, JULY 1961) PRESENTS A COZY BIT OF ADVICE, BUT PRAY TELL ME HOW IN H--CAN I STEP CASUALLY INTO THE DOB OFFICE FROM THE STATE OF MISSOURI? AS FOR HELPING THE LADDER, MAY SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE FOR YOUR OUT-OF-TOWN READERS?

1. READ EVERY COPY ON ARRIVAL AND COMMENT VOCIFEROUSLY BY MAIL.

2.

SEND SOME MONEY ONCE A MONTH.

3. WRITE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING

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STORIES, ESSAYS, BOOK RE-

VIEWS, ARTICLES, ARGUMENTS, FLATTERY (TYPED OF COURSE.)

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AND SUBMIT AT ONCE

4. FIGHT WITH PEOPLE FREQUENTLY ON THE SUBJECT OF "WHY IN H--CAN'T YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THE LADDER IF YOU CAN AFFORD ALL THOSE PARTIES?'

5. READ AND PURCHASE

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NOT BORROW ALL THE GAY BOOKS

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PUBLISHERS APPRECIATE IT AND RESPOND. (WORDS PROVIDE THE LEAST EX-

PENSIVE ENTERTAINMENT.)

6. DON'T HATE THE EDITORS FOR FAILING TO WRITE BACK THEY SIMPLY DON'T HAVE TIME. I KNOW, FOR FOLLOW THE SCHEDULE ABOVE AND THEY DON'T WRITE TO ME. BUT THEY DO PRINT MY OPINIONS LET'S HEAR A FEW OF YOURS!"

GENE DAMON, MISSOURI

(WE COULD ALSO USE CLIPPINGS FROM OUR READERS WHEREVER THEY MAY BE IN ORDER TO KEEP UP WITH TRENDS OF PUBLIC OPINION REGARDING THE HOMOSEXUAL. WE WOULD LIKE TO BE APPRAISED OF COURT CASES, GAY BAR RAIDS, SPEECHES, RESEARCH STUDIES, AND ANYTHING ELSE OF INTEREST TO A HOMOPHILE PUBLICATION. AND WHILE WE ARE ABOUT AND WHILE WE ARE ABOUT IT, COULD WE ASK OUR OUT-OF-TOWNERS TO SEND US LISTS OF PROFESSIONAL PERSONS WHOM WE MIGHT SAMPLE ATTORNEYS, PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS, LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITY OF COLLEGE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENTS, ETC.)

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