the Ladder

NOVEMBER, 1961 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 2

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

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Corresponding Secretary — Chris Hayden

Public Relations Director — Jo Carson

Treasurer — Ev Howe

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THE LADDER STAFF

Editor Del Martin

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Assistant Editor · Elaine Kingston

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Los Angeles Reporter · Sten Russell

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Patty Patterson

Production Manager 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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THE FOUR-LETTER WORD

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EDITORIAL BY DEL MARTIN..

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CURRENT RES ARCH TRENDS........

LESBIAN ARTIST: ROSA BONHEUR BY GENE DAMON

AND LEE STUART.

HERE AND THERE...........

HOOD MISCELLANEA.........

A FAIR ENOUGH QUESTION A STORY BY JAY WALLACE

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LESBIANA BY GENE DAMON.....

READERS RESPOND..

COVER BY KATHY ROGERS

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