the Ladder

SEPTEMBER, 1961 VOLUME 5, NUMBER 12

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 Los Angeles Reporter — Sten Russell Production Manager — Patty Patterson Circulation Manager — Cleo Glenn

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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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VENEREAL DISEASE AND PUBLIC HEALTH BY STEN RUSSELL..

TWO WOMEN MARRIED.....

TV 'THE REJECTED'...

S. F. MATTACHINE CONVENTION.

MOOD MISCELLANEA.....

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FIRE HOSES NEXT?

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EDITORIAL BY DEL MARTIN........

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END OF THE MIXED-UP RAINBOW

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A STORY BY DIANA STERLING.......16

THOUGHTS ON ISOLATION BY WICKER, INC....

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LESBIANA BY GENE DAMON.

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READERS RESPOND..

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AUGUST COVER BY KERRY AND SEPTEMBER COVER BY KATHY ROGERS

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