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Published monthly by tho Daughters of SMItls, Inc., a non- ☆ piofit corporotlon, 1232 Market Street, Suite 108, San Fran­ cisco 2, Callfernlo. Telephone: UNderhIII 3 - 8196. 0^ B l L I T I S NATIONAL OFFICERS, DAUGHTERS OF ULITIS, INC A WOäEH’S ORGANIZATION POR THE PUiæOSE OP PROMOTING President — Jaye Bell THE INTEGRATION ÓP THE HOMOSEXUAL INTO SOCIETY BY: Vice President — Helen Sanders Recording Secretary — Dotiie Dee ...... Corresponding Secretary — Chris Hayden Public Relations Director — Jo Carson Treasurer — Ev Howe ...... THE LADDER STAFF ...... Editor — Del Martin ...... •••• Editorial Assistants — Agatha Mathys, Elaine Kingston, Millie Jensen, O Education of the variant, with particular emphasis on the psych­ Jean Nathan ological, physiological and sociological aspects, to enable her Los Angeles Reporter — Sten Russell to understand herself and make her adjustment to society in all Production Manager — Patty Patterson its social, civic and economic implications——this to be accomp­ Circulation Manager — Cleo Glenn lished by establishing and maintaining as conq>lete a library as TH E LADDER It regarded as a sounding board for various possible of both fiction and non-fiction literature on the sex de­ points of view on the homophile and related subjects and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the organisation. viant theme; by spoosoring public discussions on pemnent sub­ jects to be conducted by leading members of the legal, psychiat­ ric, religious and odier professions; by advocating a mode of be­ havior and dress acceptable to society.

© Education of the public at large through acceptance first qf the individual, leading to an eventual breakdown of erroneous taboos and prejudices: through public discussion meetings aforemen­ tioned; through dissemination of educational literature on the NO Exit - A story by Colleen stein...... i...... 4 homosexual theme. A rCYCHOANALYTIC APPROACH 10 THE FEMALE HOMOSEXUAL - A Review by Florence Conrad...... 11 e Participation in research projects by duly autfaorixed and respon­ LESBIAh' LITERATURE IN I96O BY GENE DamON...... 12 sible psychologists, socio^gists and other such experts directed MOOD MISCELLANEA...... towards further knowledge of die homosexual. FtRSPEÓTIVE...... a...... ? ...... ^9 Pn O Investigation of the penal code as it pertains to die homosenal, PLEASE note...... proposal of changes to provide an equitable handling of cases Re a d e r s Res p o n d ...... involving diis minority group, and promotion of diese changes through due process of law in the state legislatures. Cover by Artemis smith minor traffic violations - that sort of thing. Well, down on the Front, you’ll run into all sorts of things, from rape to murder. You'll have to be on your toes No Exit at all times, ready to expect anything. Two other men will assist you and break you in. They've been on this A Story by Collaen Stein beat for some time, and can fill you in on all of the local color. Any questions?" V.'rlter's Note: Perhaps I should have given this story the following title; "No Exit - with Apologies to Vfil- "No, s i r . " l i m Tenn," fo r i t was due to one of h is w eird scien ce fiction stories that this zany piece of imagination was "Pine, Let' see - your shift begins at 7 P.M. Jenkins eoncooted. The story appears as "The Tenants" in a book and Todd will meet you here at the station and’ drive you of h is e n title d CP ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, p u blish ed by down with them, Ch, yes, one more thing. Besure you Ballantine Books. My contribution is a hybrid of Tenn's gat well acquainted with all of the drinking establish­ science fiction and the editorials appearing in THE ments on your boat. Tho mayor and his clean-up committee LACDSR pertaining to the gay bar problem. plan to go after the bars as soon as they wind up their indecent j literature campaign. Next on their list are the 'queer J o in ts ,' and there are p len ty of them in your t e r r it o r y . They seem to m u ltip ly lik e f l i e s along tho waterfront, and the mayor is anxious to close 'em up,"

Tom Porter had recently been assigned to patrol a ne* The chief glanced at the clock on the wall. "You'll beat along the waterfront of New Boston, a West Coast have two hours before you go on shift, so I suggest you city of some five hundred thousand inhabitants whose go out and ge t a sandwich." outward morals paralleled those of a puritanical farm­ ing community one-fourth the size, \ II

Porter's beat covered the viaterfront of the V/est Side, The West Side w aterfront was anything but a homogeneous in addition to the Cuter reaches of Skid Row, which com­ upper-middle class neighborhood. Vacant buildings, de­ prised First, Second, and Third Streets, His beat was caying warehouse structures, flophouses, and Gypsy bounded on the north by C ollege Avenue and on th e south dwellings in vacated store building lined the streets. by Ironside Boulevard. Assisting Porter on his beat were In the midst of such drabness there existed a most two other members of the p o lic e f o r c e . In a d d itio n , peculiar bar, which vras located on the corner of First variou s p la in c lo th e s members of the ci^ ;y's v ic e squad and Journal S tr e e ts . also patrolled the area, since dope traffic, prostitu­ tion, and all of the other vices flourished most abun­ A hodgepodge concoction. The Cove consisted of a run-of- dantly there. the-mill tavern in the front portion of the premises, and a sort of bogus oxpresso coffee house in the back. The Just before Porter began his new assignment, his chief tavern was decorated in a most unim aginative and u t i l i ­ had held a briefing session with him in his office. "I tarian manner, which made little difference to the clien­ see. P o rter, th at you've been working the Uptown se ctio n tele who frequented the place: mostly longshoremen for the last three years, I guess I don't have to tell broken-down, has-been prostitutes; and heavy drinkers you that this new beat won't be any Riverdale Heights about two steps removed from Skid Row, The back room residential neighborhood. Up there, your work was served sandwiches nd coffee and attempted to cater to pretty routine, mostly checking on a few prowlers and the beatnik trade, which was increasing steadily in the P orter a rriv ed at the bar, he was met by several per­ plexed-looking plainolothesmen at the front door. It area. The Cove was housed on the ground floor of a four- seemed th at the p ro p rie to r of The Cove was in possession story building which had once been a newspaper building. of a liquor license entitling him to operate a bar Tho upper floors were leased to a nearby surplus store Called The Attlfc, all right, but no one on duty that which used them for storage space. night was able to tell the police where The Attic was lo ca te d , or how one might gain entrance in to the p la c e . For years The Cove had enjoyed the dubious reputation of The rickety staircase had vanished, but "Uutches" con­ being "tho queerest place in town," a reputation which tinued to emerge from a door marked "Rost Rooms." The now placed it under the increasing scrutiny of the police door opened into a common vestibule which contained force. For in additon to the beatnik hangout in the doors opening in to a la d le s* room, a broom c lo s e t, and a back. The Cove also housed a gay bar upstairs, between men’ s room. the first and second floors, on a concealed mezzanine. To the casual observer viewing the place from across the Porter remained f or a while after the other men had left street, the gay portion of the premises was not visible, and observed tho customers from a corner table in the for there v;ere no viindows in "The Attic," as the place back room. He noticed that more "butohes" wore leaving was called. On the inside, the only clue that anything the rest room than wore coming in through the front existed between the first and second floors was a rickety door. He scratched h is head and made a mental note to staircase resembling the ones found in Western movies. report th is phenomonon to his c h ie f.

"Straight" people were not welcome upstairs, and tho sight Back at C ity H a ll, the mayor and h is clean-up committee of someone being tossed down th e s t a i r s in horse-opera woro tearing their hair out, trying to pin down the elu­ fashion attracted little notice from the customers in sive entrance to The Attic. They decided to postpone the back room. their gay bar campaign until they could work out a new strategy. Meanwhile, business flourished at The Cove, I l l with Tho Attic now grossing more receipts than the down­ stairs tavern and coffee house combined. Tom Porter had been patrolling the Waterfront Beat for more than a month when the c h ie f again c a lle d him in to Coexistent with the mayor’s campaign to rid New Boston his office. of vice were the plans of the city urban renewal com­ mission to raze four blocks of buildings in the heart of "Porter, the vice squad chief has decided to begin a the waterfront district to make space for a proposed series of raids on the 'queer joints' along the front, park and S ta tle r H otel. The Cove was lo ca te d in one cf and the first target is to be The Attic on First and tho four condemned b lo ck s. Journal. It's the bost-kno7.-n place of Its kind in town, and with it out of operation. It'll be easier to crack IV down on the lesser-known spots. We're to follow the plaino^the smen and stand by in case there is any trouble. Kver slnco Mayor Wren had boon in o f f i c e . The Cove and The t^ e of the raid will occur sometime on Saturday other gay spots had been a thorn in his flesh. Since night,. November 26. You're to await instructions from Tho Covo was going to have to vacate before tho razing the radio in your squad oars. You will be notified of the began. Wren decided that he would have a look at the time of the raid thirty minutes in advance." place on tho last night that it was t o be open.

Saturday night ¿ame and went, with all of its usual As he sat unobtrusively at a small corner tabic in tho gaiety, but there was no vice raid at The Attic. In­ coffee house. Wren observed many of the gay customers stead, a very étrange thing happened. When Patrolman entering the front door, going directly to the rest rooms, After gazing around the place and musing to himself fop and not rotmrning. This eonfirmod what the chief of po­ several minutes. Mayor Wren felt a sudden urge to leave lice had told him. He made several attempts to encoun­ the place. He headed for the trap door, but it had van­ ter some of the customers in the entrance to the rest ished. He pried over the linoleum floor covering, trying rooms, but each time the room was empty by the time he In vain to locate a trap door, becoming mope terrified by got th e re . the minute as the r e a liz a tio n g ra d u a lly dawned upon him that there clearly was no exit from The Attio, at least not f o r Mayor Wren. The Cove o f f i c i a l l y clo sed on March I3. For a week a ft e r tho closing date, Mayor Wren parked his oar across the s tr e e t and c o v e r tly watchod tradesmen and moving van personnel remove equipment from tho premises. Occasion­ ally ho left his oar and posed as a curious passerby. DOB Book Service Presents- From tho movers he elicited the following information ; \ There had been a bar upstairs. It contained "a lot of crazy paintings", and the movers were having great dif­ ficulty in bringing the larger and heavier equipment down in tho dumb-waiter which was in the broom c lo s e t . I t appeared, moreover, that the bar itself would have to be sawed in to fo u r or f iv e sm aller p iece s before i t could be removed vla tho dumb-waiter. VAL EXPECTED MEN TO DESIRE HER... 8ophi«tiC*t«

Pram thair firat momant of maatmg Vai aanaad aomathmg oddly After the moving van had driven cut of sight. Wren diaturtMng about th# girl. fished through his pockets for a pass key and unlocked Not unHi iatar did »ha raaliaa what

Vihen Wren opened tho closet door, the dumb-waiter lay in I I • ■ a a T the bottom of the shaft almost as though someone had Just lowered it especially for him. As he approached the top of the shaft, he noticed a trap door, which he opened effortle ssly, 35^ plus 10^ handling {h% sales tax in California) A single light bulb was burning in tho space which had Remittance must accompany all orders. formerly housed The Attio, Wren noticed the faded spots on the walls where the paintings had hung. Tho place was TO DAUGHTEB.S OF BILITIS entirely bare except for a huge wall-to-wall mirror. 1232 Market St., Suite 1C8 San Francisco 2, California 9 Dr, Robertlello believes the female homosexual to be "dis­ A Psychoanalytic Approach turbed" in three areas:

I, The Sexual; She has an unconscious perception of in­ To the Female Homosexual tercourse as a destructive act committed by man upon woman; she sees no tenderness in him. Thus she has an unconscious fear of men. She also suffers from vaginal anesthesia - in ability to feel pain or pleasure in this part of the body, Dr, Richard C, Robor-tlello, psychoanalyst and author of VOYAGE PROM LESBOS, was heard recently over radio station II, The Disciplinary; There has been an overly strict In­ hibiting mother figure. As a consequence, there is an un­ KPPA (Berkeley, California), in a taped version of a talk conscious wl dl to rebel against social norms; to do what is with the above title , given before the American Associa­ prohibited, simply for the sake of rebelling, tio n fo r the Advancement of S cien ce, III, Dependency; There has been severe maternal depriva­ tion. As a result, the Lesbian has an unconscious desire The t a lk was a b r ie f summary statem ent of his view s, and to be "mothered" by another woman. no supporting evidence was offered for the positions taken.

Dr, Robertlello then made an observation about male homo­ Dr. Robertiollo claimed flatly "l"l: can be stated unequi­ sexuals (did he mean it to apply also to females?) It vocally that there are no physical. Organic, hormonal, or has been pointed out, ho said, that homosexual men are neurological factors involved in female homosexuality," often unusually attractive. This, he felt, was easily ex­ Since, ho continued, cures have been effected by psycho­ plainable, since the mere attractive the boy child, the analysis, it follows that psychic factors must be involved; more chance he has of being exposed to a childhood homo­ these he traced to one or more of a number of p o ssib le sexual seduction. childhood trauma. While he admitted that similar child­ hood trauma have been found in persons who are not homo­ As to treatment, Dr. Robertlello stated that psychoana­ sexual, but who have "other severo neurotic disturbances". lytic therapy (no other kind) is the only definitive Dr. Robertiollo believes that homosexual seduction in treatment. There must be an uncovering and a resolution childhood is the most important factor that differentiates the of childhood conflicts. He claims to have cured three homosexual from the non-homosexual with similar background. girls completely. The traumatic family patterns, some of which Dr, Robortlello Dr. Robertlello does not, however, vfi. sh to imply that all believes are present in the background of all Lesbians, ho or most Lesbians are treatable. Two of the three he lists as olovon: treated wanted to change; the third (whom ho described in his book) did not wish to change, but came because of a 1, A generally competitivo mother deep anxiety conditlcn. Thus, ho concludes, the patient 2, An overly restrictive mother must either have some basic dissatisfaction with herself, 3 » A cold, unglvlng mother or must have some o b je c tiv e symptom, in order fo r a cure 4 , A brutal father to be possible. He added that the "feminine" typo of Les­ 5 , A seductive father bian has a batter therapeutic prognosis than the "butch". 6 , A cold, unglvlng father 7 « An overly restrictive father Treatment requires at least 2 sessions per week over a peri­ 8. A poor relation between the parents od of 4 or 5 y e a rs. Dr. R o b e rtle llo said the number of Les­ 3, A seductive older brother bians in analysis increased markedly after his book appeared. 10. A sexually competitive older sister 11, Another sibling favored by the parents - Florence Conrad THE DAY WE WERE MOSTLY BUTTERFLIES, by Lousle W. King (New Lesbian Literature in 1960 World W riting 1 7 ); and THE SINGING AND THE GOLD, by Char­ lo tte Morrow. By Gene Damon Among the paperbacks of special merit arc: STRANGER ON The subject of Lesbianism is so widespread in current fic­ LESBOS, by V a le rie Taylor; THE WILD NIGHT, by Don H o lli­ tion that generalizations are banal and inconclusive. day; JOURNEY TO A WOMAN, by Ann Bannon; OP SHAME .'ND JOY, Hardly a week passes without a few paperback originals ap­ by Sheldon Lord; THE WHISPERED SEX, by Kay M artin; CAROL pearing on local newsstands throughout the country. These IN A THOUSAND CITIES, by Ann Aldrloh; THE CENSORED SCREEN, range from trash to relatively high quality fiction. Each by Brian Dunn; MAN AMONG WOMEN, b y Randy Salerm; SCANDAL IN month brings at least one, and sometimes more, hardback SUBURBIA,by Gardner P . P o x ; MEET M.TRILYN, by Sloane M. novels with Lesbian characters Included, The year 1957 B rita in ; and THE UNASH/JJED, by Meurch H astings. produced 24 t i t l e s , 195^ 3D t i t l e s . Certain trends discerned in past years grow with passing In the February, 19^0, issue of THE LADDER, I reported a time. More and more novelists include Lesbian figures in total of 52 new titles for the year 1959 numerous minor or shmi-major roles without comment either pro or 1959 titles have come to my attention since that time. oon. Fewer romantic novels appear each year; the depic­ tio n of Intemse Lesbian romance in novel form appears to The year i960 has been even more fantastic with over 75 tiow be nearly at a standstill, this in spite of continuing titles. (At the end of this article is a complete list of Smlds in pi^dFbq.ok of the c la s s ic few . Many good propa­ all new titles discovered for the years 1959 a-"'! 19^0 ganda motifs are casually Included in all typos of novels since the abovementioned article appeared.) panging from the "penny dreadful" mysteries to magnlfl* cent literary masterpieces such as CLEA by Lawrence Dur­ As far as euality is concerned, some titles deserve spe­ r e l l . cial mention. Among the hardback books of note are; I WILL NOT SERVE, by E valine Mahyere; HERE LIES THE HEART, Comparatively fewer novels vltuperatively condemning the by Mercedes de A costa; THE NIGHT OP THE, HIGH WIND, by Jo­ Lesbian appear each year and the attitude of acceptance is anna Catlow; NIGHT MUSIC, by Sven S to lp e; CLEA, by Law­ rapidly increasing from a statistical standpoint. Due to rence Durrell; WHEN THE OWL CRIES, by Paul B artlett; DEATH violent Incveasing "blue nose" censorship drives it seems OF ANGER, by Allan Seager, MARIANNE, by Frederic Hullally} likely the year I96I will not be so numerically high in Lesbian fiction, particularly among the paperbacks. How­ ever, I believe the current Increased freedom among hard­ back publishers of quality fiction will produce a very substantial and rewarding group of titles for I96I. AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH D.O.B. BOOK SERVICE There is a tendency to omit sentiment and femlnlnlzatlon THE G a i f e M 1232 MARKET ST. SAN FRANCISCO 2, CALIF. among memy current novels, with the emphasis on sexy scenes and four-letter words. For those who believe in Lesbianism SONGS ON WAX as a way of life and who realize that romance 1s an essen­ tial, vital part of life, few current novels will fulfill

FEATURING 45 RPM their expectations. Perhaps one day the pendulum will SEND $1.98 PLUS .15 HANDLING swing away from crudity back to the emotional climate of LISA BEN CHARGE FOR EACH RECORD. the 1930*8. IN CALIF. ADD 4 % SALES TAX.

(continued on page l 6 ) THE DAY WE WERE MOSTLY BUTTERFLIES, by Louale W. King (New Lesbian Literature in1960 World W riting 17); and THE SINGING AND THE COLD, by Char­ lo tte Morrow. By Grene Dan on Among the paperbacks of special merit are: STRANGER ON The subject of Lesbianism is so widespread in current fic­ LESBOS, by V a le rie Taylor; THE WULD NIGHT, by Don H o lli­ tion that generalizations are banal and inconclusive. day; JOURNEY TO A WOMAN, by Ann Bannon; OP SHAME 'J1D JOY, Hardly a week passes without a few paperback originals ap­ by Sheldon Lord; THE 'WHISPERED SEX, by Kay M artin; CAROL pearing on local newsstands throughout the country. These IN A THOUSAND CITIES, by Ann A ld rich ; THE CENSORED SCREEN, range from trash to relatively high quality fiction. Each by Brian Dunn; MAN AMONG WOMEN, by Randy Salem; SCANDAL IN month brings at least one, and sometimes more, hardback SUBURBIA,by Gardner P. Fox; MEET U.iRILYN, by Sloane M. novels with Lesbian characters included. The year 1957 B rita in ; and THE UNASH/JIED, by March H astings. produced 24 t i t l e s , 195® 3® t i t l e s . Certain trends discerned in past years grow Mth passing In the February, 19^®> issu e of THE LADDER, I reported a time. More and more novelists include Lesbian figures in total of 52 new titles for the year 1959 numerous minor or siml-major roles without comment either pro or 1959 titles have oome to my attention since that time. oon. Fewer romantic novels appear each year; the depic­ tion of Intense Lesbian romance in novel form appears to The year 19^0 has been even more fantastic with over 75 >1®'* be nearly at a standstill, this in spite of continuing titles. (At the end of this article is a complete list of uldw in papd^b^ok of the classic few. Many good propa­ all new titles discovered for the years 1959 I96O ganda motifs are casually included in all typos of novels since the abovementioned article appeared.) ranging from the "penny dreadful" mysteries to magnlfl« cent literary masterpieces such as CLEA by Lawrence Dur­ As far as »uality is concerned, some titles deserve spe­ r e l l . cial mention. Among the hardback books of note are: I WILL NOT SERVE, by Evallne Mahyere; HERE LIES THE HEART, Comparatively fewer novels vltuperatlvely condemning the by Mercedes de Acosta; THE NIGHT OP THE HIGH WIND, by Jo­ Lesbian appear each year and the attitude of acceptance is anna Catlow; NIGHT MDSIC, by Sven Stolpe; CLEA, by Law­ rapidly increasing from a statistical standpoint. Due to rence Durrell; 'WHEN THE OWL CRIES, by Paul B artlett; DEATH violent Increasing "blue nose" censorship drives it seems OF ANGER, by Allan Seager, MARIANNE, by Frederic Uullally; likely the year I96I will not be so numerically high in Lesbian fiction, particularly among the paperbacks. How­ ever, I believe the current increased freedom among hard­ back publishers of quality fiction will produce a very substantial and rewarding group of titles for 19^1. AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH D.O.B. BOOK SERVICE There Is a tendency to omit sentiment and feminlnlzatlon THE 1232 MARKET ST. SAN FRANCISCO 2, CALIF. among many current novels, with the emphasis on sexy scenes and four-letter words. For those who believe in Lesbianism SONGS ON WAX as a way of life and who realize that romance Is an essen­ tial, vital part of life, few current novels will fulfill their expectations. Perhaps one day the pendulum will FEATURING 45 RPM SEND $1.98 PLUS .15 HANDLING swing away from crudity back to the emotional climate of LISA BEN CHARGE FOR EACH RECORD. the 1930»s. IN CALIF. ADD 4 % SALES TAX.

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TBPEST iVAn y an ic y d a y I ' v e w atched a r i v e r Pe n t and s t r iv in g un dern ea th t h e bond UNCEASING QUEST Th a t F e b r u a r y l a y s on s tr ea m a io pond - NO KINDRED SOUL REVEALS TO FREE TH IS HEART 'HATCHED THE RESTIVE CURRENT STRAIN AND QUIVER CONFINED WITHIN THE ROUTING OF A Ag a in s t t h e c r u e l f e t t e r ... so my s p i r i t vlORLD’ S WORK - EXTRACTING Be a t s on yo ur s il e n c e h o ld in g u s a p a r t . NAUGHT BUT ANT IC I RATED aiOTIONS- A nd a l l t h e e a g e r tu m u lt in my h e a r t ONLY TANGENT TO THE DEPTH W ITHIN, toDE to rm en t t h e r e b e c a u s e yo u WOULD NOT HEAR IT .

Th e s h e l l Th en on a d a y a s t i l l and g e n t l e sun THAT HOUSES T H IS WHICH IS I So f t e n s t h e i c e , a w w it h b r i e f b i t t e r ivrack PERFORMS WITH ACCEPTANCE. Th e s tr ea m i s f r e e and r i p p l e s calm a g a in .

So now yo ur e y e s , w it h s w e et COM!.iUNION B u t my RESTLESS SELF CRIES OUT - '■ORDLESS b u t FR IE^ D LY, BRING MY SUNSHINE BACK, "UHaT m o c k er y , to d w e ll w it h in a SEA SO VAST And in my h e a r t p e a c e s e t t l e s a f t e r p a in . AND YET BE SO ALONE."

- ABIGAIL Sanford - D il o Ronson

LEAVES OF LOVE

SONNET THREE No th in g i s b in d in g or l a s t in g , yo u t e l l m e,

Ai\o I a lm o st a g r e e w it h yo ur t h in k in g , '.He n f a r FROM you and a c h in g fo r yo u r to u c h , i\hEN s u d d en ly I GAZE ABOUT US: I FEEL THE HOURS, THE MINUTES, LINGER LONG; Th e t r e e s , t h e v e l v e t g r a s s , t h e l e a v e s t h a t HEN WRACKED WITH PASSION'S F IR E , I KNOW THAT SUCH BURNISH EVERY AUTUMN - D ESIRES W ILL LONG REMAIN UNFILLED BUT STRONG. Ar e t h e s e not f a i t h f u l , co n stan t? And OTHER WANTS, COMPANIONSHIP AND CARE,

h e y t o o m ust w a it t i l l some long w is h e d f o r d a y T , , - ; L e ^ 's m ake our l o v e a g o d ly one o f d ep t h and Re p r e s s e d t i l l v c ig h t e d , h e a v y , hard to b e a r . BEAUTY,

Th e h e a r t may f r e e z e ; t h e f a b r i c , t h in n e d m Y f r a y ? So A LL iweet w il l r e a s s u r e t h e m s e l v e s e r h a p s t h e m in d t h e t r e m b l in g n e r v e s f in d P , m Y Th a t l o v e i s l o v e in t im e a s w e l l a s nam e.

Th e t e s t ' s to o h a r d ; t h e h an ds w h ich to u ch ed w it h l o v e Le t ' s not go from on e l o v e t o a n o th er , r e h a l f r em em b er ed t h r i l l and m in ed A Noiv A - , Th u s l e s s e n in g ea ch p r e v io u s l o v e . Of a l l i t s g o ld t h e IiC m' r y ' s novi an em p t y t r o v e ? Ch , no. s t a y w it h m e, b e l o v e d ... ho ld my hand.

Th e IW ITIN G han ds a s tr o n g er t h r e a d can s p in Le t u s sta n d s il e n t l y on t h i s m ountain and

And SWEET'S THE PRIZE ONE WAITS A WHILE TO WIN. Koo k t h e f i c k l e clo u d s a s t h e y s p l i t u p p a s s in g b y .

- J an F r a s e r - Tr a c y e Reyn o ld s

15 lesbia n literature is i960 Ha r r y iMh it t in g t o n Re b e l woman Avon

Fr e d e r ic m u ll a l l y MARIANNE* v ik in g (Ban tam , (Co n t in u e d from p a g e I? ) 1961) DEREK HONSEY It s u g ly Head * SIMON i Sc h u s t e r L IS T OF i960 T IT L E S , INCLUDING 1959 T IT L E S RELEASED IN I96O OR Ra l p h Dean l i n g e r i e , Lt d . beaco n DISCOVERED TOO LATE FOR INCLUSION IN LAST YEA R'S L IS T . R ic k L u ca s Re s t l e s s w e n Beacon * indicates HARDBACK T IT L E O RIGIN ALLY. 196O COPYRIGHT IS IMOER- Gordon S e m p l e Summer Re s o r t i'Jomen Beaco n STOOD UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED. Sa l l y Thompson T h e Ke e n e r L o ve* MCDOWELL, Ob o le n s k y

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Ma rc h Ha s t in g s Ve i l o f ToR^eN^ NEWSSTAND, I959 AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER J a m es L . Ru b e l Any Two Can Fl a y New ssta n d , 1959 'WILLIAM VANEER L q v e-S t a r v e d w if e BED SID E, 1959 GRACE METALIOUS RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE '.tSSNER, I959 j MERCEDES DE d e l l , i 960 A co sta He r e L i e s t h e He a r t * Re y n a l B IT T E R lo v e New s sta n d , 1959, i960 Don K ing J oanna Ca'jlo w n ig h t o f t h e H ig h 'Win d * Hutchinson (Lqndon) b e a c o n , , i OAOMA WINSTON GOLDEN Tramp 1959 960 Sh eld o n lo rd A iiDMAN Mu s t lo v e TOWER b e a c o n , » i J. C. PRIEST Pr iv a t e School 1959 960 Ch a r l e s Gorham Ca r l o t t a McBr i d e * d i a l , 1959. b e a c o n , 1959, i960 L e e f.ORELL Mim i Cr e s t , i960 Du tto n EVALINE TiftHYERE I W ILL NOT s e r v e Ka y Ma r t in Th e w h is p e r e d s e x HiLLfJAN FORBIDDEN T h r i l l s BEDTIME, I959f i960 Dea n & e i s s liH lT MtaSTERSON Hammer in H i s Hand* Dooo, iViEAD DEBUSSY 1 ÌÀAXIME Ey e L u s t Brookvwod, 1959» *960 Ra y MqRRIson Refo rm a to ry G ir l s Avon E, S. SEELEY s o r o r it y S in B ea c o n , 1959» i960 Do r en e Cl a r k D i f f e r e d Beacon b e a c o n , ( i IJiC H iE L NqRDAY w arped 1955 960 PAMELA Bo y e r BURLESQUE JW G LE KOZY r e l e a s e ) MiCHAgL Da r iu s I , Sa pph o o f L e s b o s Ca s t l e b e a c o n , ( i JU STIN KENT Ma v i s 1953 960 L e e LOr e l l Nu r s e s * Qu a r t e r s bea co n RELEASE) JOHN T r in ia n No rth b e a c h G ir l Fa w c ett Fa w c ett Va l e r i e Ta y l o r STRANGER ON LESBOS S v en s t o l p e NIGHT ^ lusic* Sh e e d k VARD NlGHTSTAND Don HOLLIDAY Th e w il d n ig h t WADE m il l e r s o u th -;OF t h e sun Fa w c e t t , 1953, i960 Ga l e Sy d n e y T h e St r a n g e C ir c l e BEACON, 1959 ( i 960 BRIAN Dunn Th e Cen so r ed Sc r e e n New sstand r e l e a s e ) WILLI PETERS L e s b ia n Tw in s VEGA d o u b led a y J erom e Ba r r y ItfALIGNANT STARS* Ma r s h a Ba t e s Each v,on T wo Fa b ia n STUART FRIEDMAN Re v o l t o f J i l l B raodock MCNARCH Sh ep a r d R i f k i n DESIRE ISLAf® Ac e MONARCH, STUART FRIEDf.WJ NIKKI 1959 Ch a r io t Ro b e r t De v l in l o v e r G ir l -'HARCOURT J a n e Va y h a l l Co u s in to Human* a w c ett ANN Al d r ic h CAROL IN A Thousand C i t i e s F Ka y Addams jtARPED DESIRE BEACON UGO PIRRO F iv e bran d ed women p o c k e t bea c o n ORRIE H IT T AYWARo G i r l von Theo do ra Keogh Th e Mis t r e s s A , 1959 Da y KEENE ,,ORLD WITHOUT WOMEN Fa w c ett Ma u d e HuT c h in s vicTORiNE* (Han d s o f A . Sw allo w , 1959, He l e n a ' s Ho u s e BEACON, 1952 ( i 960 KIM Sa v a g e l o v e ) Py r a m id , l (60 r e l e a s e ) March Ha s t in g s An y b o d y ' s g i r l T ovmer Da v id G . k in t im e to L o v e CHARIOT He k k y M. Ro b in s o n "At e r o f l i f e S imon 4 Sc h u s t e r Fa w c et t ANN 0ANNON JOURNEY to a woman bea co n E va n s k'cKNiGHT Sh e o^ d e He r b e d Sh eld o n Lord Of Sh a k e and J o y Tower Sh eld o n L oro Ca ko y Tower Gavin Lambert The Slide area* VIKING, 1959» DUTTON CLEA* Berkeley, i960 grove H LOA Dj OLITTLE BID m TO L IV E * Robin Ca r lisle Blood and Roses Hillman DOUBLEDAY GèORGES SIMENON ^AIGRET AND THE RELUCTANT SHELDON LORD 21 Gay Street Tower 'ViTN ESS, IN "Vs, In s p e c t o r Lou ise V i . king Da y ve .ere Mostly but­ L ippincott rA lG R ET" t e r f lie s,* IN "New forld Fa b ia n Ann Freeiv'an B etw een t h e Two FiRITINS 17" ! S imon 4 Sc h u s t e r , Beacon Oar I EL telfer Th e Ca r e t a k e r s * Kay Adoams Three Strange ,cwen 1959; S ig n e t , i960 BEN .£ST GIRL Ar t is t beacon BEACON loves of a Girl wrestler Beacon E v a n s jALL ..EDGING NIGHT BEN ('£ST Crovn, 1959» MoNTH among the GIRLS PYRAMID Le n o r e Co f f e e Th e Fa c e o f L o v e* Maryse Ch o isy Popular, i960 Peggy Swenson The Blonde Tower BEACON, 1952,(1960 The S inging and the Gold* NEW Authors' Guild Barry Devlin SONG OF t h e VHIP Charlott morrow Re l e a s e ) (London) SCRIBNER A Twilight affair TOWER l oiR A Pe a r c e A Su n s e t T ouch* Jaijies Harvey Da u g h t e r s o f Ne c e s s i t y * WORLD, 1959» Po p u l a r , i960 CROVCLL J a n e G . Pa t t i son Th e f i r s t s i p o f í i n c " Ho l t 2EORGE '.'ANOEL Th e Br ea k w a te r * T ower Ald o l u c c h e s i s t r a n g e Br e e d PERSPECTIVE HqUGHTON LOUIS AUCHINCLOSS1 Ho u s e o f f i v e Ta l e n t s * I ELEK (LONDON) The evening had been an ordinary one with nothing to dis­ PETER COLERIDGE Run n in g Fo o t s t e p s * Ma c m il la n tinguish it from any other. Dinner and the dishes were Pe t e r Ba r t l e t t 'HEN THE Owl Cr i e s * $IM0N & Sc h u s t e r dispensed with - the chores having been shared. This was HUBERT BAGSTER DgCTOR'S ".EEKEI«* KfoNARCH our agreement — in everything^ though sometimes it Ed w in . e s t Y oung and I nnocent was in my favor. T o w er, 1959 60-40 Al a n ì/a r s h a l l Sa l l y GROVE ALFXArCER TROCCHI Ca i n ’ s Book* Amid sounds from the TV, Sherrln and I began a d iscu ssio n BEACON IvlARK TRYON Tw is t e d l o v e s o f which had become t y p ic a l and seemed to f i t in w ith the r e s t NYM O 'S u l l iv a n of what was fast beooming a mediocre life - or so we SIMON 4 SCHUSTER NEDRA Ty r e Ha l l o f De a t h * thought. As we sat t a lk in g , the phone rang. This had be­ BED S ID E, Or r i e H i t t Pl e a s u r e (S io ia o 1959 come a source of invasion into our evening reverie. The T ower usual gossip - "How is your Job?"...(rotten)..."Did you Slo an Br it t o n in n a t u r a l BEACON hear about Toni?...She slapped Sandra in front of everyone Tkn dy Sa le m (VAN among 'i'.OMEN SIGNET Saturday nightI. . . (no, I hadn't heard and furthermore, I Ì..ILT O N g o l d e n HqU-ywood La w yer Ivan Ob o l e n s k y didn't care.) But these people were our "friends" (a word Al l a n s e a g e r DEATH OF Anger* und all too loosely) and I must be nice, if only for Sher­ Th e T ren d I s Up * Randon ANTHONY VEST rln's sake. After I hung up, we began talking again - Sc a n d a l in s u b u r b ia H illm a n Ga r d n er F . Fox about our "friends," our Jobs, the noisy tenants upstairs. TOWER Al a n Ma r s h a l l Al l Abo u t An n e t t e These discussions usually turned out the same, leaving us SLOAN BRITTON teET NARILYN Tower disgusted and no closer to a solution than before. This TOWER nA r c h Ha s t in g s Th e Unashamed one was no exception, and we were more anxious than ever ARLINE HA! WND T omboy* COMET to rid ourwelves of such problems and "fly away to the CHANDLER BROS- Th e Do u b le V iew * d ia l land of sunshine and opportunity." SARO Sherrin decided to go to bed, as she had to vork in the morning, but since this was my night off from the hospital, I stayed up to ponder the situation. It occurred to me that the only thing of value we really had was each other.

Was t h is e n o u g h ? . . . W asn't there m ore...nuoh more had from life? "On F e b r u a r y 17, s h o r t l y b e f o r e m id n ig h t , t h e p o l ic e a r r e s t e d some Then from the TV screen a girl was speaking (her lover was 52 PEO PLE, HERDED THEM OFF TO A CHICAGO J A I L , AND CHARGED jTHEM leaving, never to return), "Some people sit together at WITH PRESENCE IN A DISORDERLY HOUSE. ACCORDING TO ILLIN O IS STA­ night, knowing that they will do so the next night and the TU TES, A LL "OWNERS, AGENTS, AND OCCUPANTS" THEREOF ARE SUBJECT one a ft e r t h a t , and on and on fo r a l if e t im e . And th y TO ARREST, FIRST, NOT ALL WERE ARRESTED. IT WAS DETERMINED BY never know how lucky they are. Just being together. THE ARRESTING OFFICERS ON THE BASIS OF "FLY FRONTS" WHO WAS TO BE TAKEN IN - "F L Y FRONTS" WHICH WERE VADE IN WOMEN'S SLACKS BY LE ­ Now I began to understand, and I made a mental note to re- GALLY OWNED AND OPERaV e D MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT ILLEGAL AND THUS remember those words when I found m yself com plaining ing for something I could do without. I realized that being THEY DO NOT CONSTITUTE DISORDERLY COMOUCT. SECOND, ON THE NIGHT to g e th er w ith th e one you love and having f i l ^ in God and TH IS RAID OCCURRED, THERE WAS NO APPARENT VIOLENCE, DISTURBANCE his people is all one really needs...And so, I gave thanks. OF THE PEACE, DISORDERLY ASSBilBLY, OR LEGAL VIOLATION, AT THE STATION THOSE WOMEN WEARING "FLY FRONTS," REGARDLESS OF WHETHER Then, tears running freely down my cheeks, I ran in to tell THEY WORE LIPSTICK, LONG HAIR, OR EARRINGS, V£RE PJIADE PARTIALLY S h errin. TO UNDRESS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WORE JOCKEY SHORTS. ( I SUPPOSE THEY W ILL NOW BE CHARGED WITH INDECENT EXPOSURE.) _ Lyn Carroll It now APPEARS THAT THOSE ARRESTED AT THE DISCRIMINATION OF THE PO LICE ARE TO APPEAR IN COURTS IN MARCH, WHERE THEY W ILL FACE THE CHARGE AGAINST THEM.

"THOUGH I 00 NOT WISH TO GO INTO THE DETAILS OF THEIR FIFTEEN- Please note... HOUR DETENTION PERIOD, I W ILL SAY THAT THE CONDITIONS OF THE LOCKUP IT S E L F , AS WELL AS THEIR TREATMENT, VIOLATED MORE THAN A

FEW Il l i n o i s la w s . DOB Is expandingl

" i'iANY p e o p l e SEEM QUITE CONTENT TO LET OUTSIDERS TAKE AN IN­ The Governing Board of Directors has granted provisional TEREST IN PROTECTING TH EIR LEGAL RIGHTS WITHOUT EVEN LENDING status as a chapter to a group in New Jersey. The mailing THEM ASSISTANCE ENOUGH TO MAKE VALID CLAIMS. AN ATTORNEY CAN address will be announced in the next is s u e of THE LADDER. In the meantime those who may be in te r e s te d in jo in in g or NOT APPEAR FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT SO D E S IR E . HE CAN NOT APPEAR attending functions of this new chaptei should contact na­ FOR PEOPLE WHO WILL REFUSE TO FIGHT FOR THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS. He tional headquarters in San Francisco - 1232 Market St., CAN NOT STAGE A LEGAL BATTLE WHEN ALMOST EVERY GAY PERSON SEEMS Suite 108. TO BE TOO SCARED OF GETTING A PUBLIC BLACK EYE TO FIGHT FOR THE LEGAL RIGHTS THAT CONSTITUTE HIS PERSONAL LIBERTY. HE W ILL Those from other parts of the country who are interested FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIG H T, BUT HE CAN'T MARCH INTO AN EMPTY COURT- in starting a chapter in their area should also write to ROOIM WITHOUT A C LIE N T . GAY PEOPLE HAVE LET TH EIR FEARS OVER­ Jaye Bell, National President, in San Francisco. We do re. POWER THEIR CONSCIENCE. THEY'RE AFRAID OF PUBLICITY AND NEWS­ calve inquiries from time to time, but to start a oh^ter PAPERS, OF PUBLIC CO(®EMNATION AN3 THE LOSS OF TH EIR FA M ILIE S ' there must be at least five active members, and approval must be made by th e Governing Board, l o v e . THEY-RE a f r a id o f t h e b i g , b l a c k , TI^EATENING CLOU) THAT Could e v e r b e g in t o hold, s ec o n d , ve h a v e a l l i e s in many p e o p l e h a n g s a b o v e EACH AND EVERY ONE. mo ARE NOT GAY, IN SPITE OF OUR FEELINGS OF DISCRIMINATION. Th e y in c lu d e p e o p l e o f a l l c l a s s e s , r e l ig io n s , p o l i t i c a l b e l i e f s ,

■■THE OBJECT OF THE HOMEOSEXUAL TO L IV E W lT«)U r FEAR OF D ISCRIM I­ and occupations . O ji b ig g e s t a l l y i s THE MORAL RIGHT, THE RIGHT NATION AND PERSECl/riON W ILL NEVER BE ATTAINED WlTHODT A F IG H T . VHICH HAS UNITED US WITH » N Y UNKNOWN FRIEN D S. TH IRD , AMONG OUR­ IF THE GAY ELEMENT WANTS ITS FREEDOM, IT HAS NO CHOISE BliT T SELVES WE FIND EVERY ELEMENT WHICH SOCIETY AS A WHOLE CONTAINS. FIG ITT , FOR FREEDOM IN T H IS COUiTRY OR ANY COUiTRY IS NOT A WE HAVE DIFFERENT RACES, RELIGIONS, AND SEXES; WE HAVE WRITERS, t h in g GIVEN OR GUARANTEED TO ANYONE WHO DOES NOT HOLD IT ATTORNEYS, S C IE N T IS T S , AND BUSINESS PEO PLE; WE HAVE CLERGYMEN h ig h e s t ESTEEM. THE WORD FIGHT IS A FRIGHTENIM5 WRD. AND WHITE COLLAR WORKERS; WE HAVE RICH AND WE HAvk POOR. FO FOURTH, WG HAVE A CAUSE WHICH IS COMUON, 0 !E THAT TOUCHES EVERY "GAY PEOPLE, LIKE MANY AMERICA!«, THI!K IN TERI« OF JOBS, MO!EY, IWIVIDUAL AMONG US. IT IS A CAUSE THAT IS SUBSTANTIAL AND REFLTATICN, AND PRESTIGE. LIKE MOST A^ERICANS, WJRTH FIGHTING FOR, NOT SO UNLIKE THE CAUSE THAT FREED OUR COUN­

a r e :*iORE ir.WTTAlvrr th a n e it h e r e t h ic s or m o ra ls, T R Y . F if t h , and p e r h a p s t h e :^ s t im po r ta n t, t h e r e a r e h er o es r e a s o n , t h e y s e e m TO BE P R IW R IL Y CONCERNED ABOUT TH EIR OWN among u s , e v e n i f CORY FEELS TO THE CONTRARY. THERE ARE SOME OF

n e c k s , not OhLY HAVE THEY LOST SIGHT OF TH EIR OW. RIG H TS, BUT US WHO ARE w il l in g TO LAKE THE SA CRIFICES OF BATTLE. t h e y SEEM COMPLETELY TO HAVE FORGOTTEN HOMOSEXUAL PO STERITY.

NO LEGAL MIRACLE IS GOING TO FREE 1« OR THOSE WHO COME AFTER 1«. "Ho m o sexu a ls e v e r y w h e r e h a v e b e e n iaade t h e s c a p eg o a t o f s o c ie t y .

Th e p r e j u d ic e s h e l d a g a in s t u s a r e in i/.osT c a s e s b u il t o l t of

IF WE EVER HOPE TO WIN OUR BA TTLE, W£ MUST F IG H T . FIRST, ■■,E f.A^! s ig h t o f t h e v e r y s a l e S C IE N TIFIC FINDINGS AND THEORIES WITH UNSHACKLE OUTSELVES FROM FEA R , FOR IT ALONE IS OUR OMNIPRE­ WHICH /AMERICANS IN THIS SCIENTIFIC AGE SO CLEVERLY RATIONALIZE SENT ENEi.!Y. £ FEAR SACRIFICE, THOUGH SACRIFICE IS CALLED FOR. TH EIR BEHAVIOR - BUT NOT THAT OF THEIR FELLO T MAN. HOW LONG IN ANY V«R - WYSICAL, SOCIAL, CIVIL, OR INTERNATIONAL - B ^ WILL VJE SIT QUIETLY AND ViATCH SOCIETY KINDLE THE FLAMES BENEATH ^ SID ES s u f f e r ; IN THE COURSE OF W R FA R E, BEFORE OR A FTER , A LL IN­ THE STAKES ON WHICH WE BURN WITH OUR OWN LEGAL AND IXRAL RIGHTS?" VOLVED MUST Sl^ ER . WE ARE AFRAID TO SIFFER IN BATTLE, THOUH IT I'AY BE THAT OUR SUFFERINGS W ILL BE AUGI.ENTED A THOUSAND D. ILLINOIS

t im e s IF WE DO NOT F IG H T . IF WE DO NdT F IG H T , WE W ILL CONTINUE IN EVER-INCREASING NUMBERS TO BE »D E THE TARGET OF SX IETY S * >!-. * * AND THE POLICE'S BLOWS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE RIDICU.ED, PER­ SECUTED, DENIED OUR LEGAL RIGHTS, AND FALSELY PROSECUTED AT THE "AS A SIDELIGHT TO THE NOVEMBER ISSUE FEATURING A COVER DRAWING BY COii^AND OF OLR DISCRIMINATING ^ASTER. ARE WE TO BE BOUD AS ME, A COPY SOMEHOW TURNED UP WHERE I WIORK AND FOUND IT S AWAY INTO CHILDREN BY THE FEAR WHICH DISORGANIZES US? ARE WE TO THINK AS MY SUPERIOR'S HOT L IT T L E HANDS - AND I WAS IMMEDIATELY DISCHARGED CHILDREN OF THE WORLD F IL L E D WITH MONEY TREES AND SUGARPLUM WHEN I ADMITTED THE ART WORK WAS MINE; HOWEVER, I AM AN AFL-CIO TREES, WHERE WE WILL LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER? WE ARE A M IN O RI^ UNION MENBER AND THEY WORKED IN MY BEHALF ALONG WITH ME, AND I GRO'JP AND BECAUSE A R E, WE CONSIDER OURSELVES ORPHANS OF S O C I ^ , WIAS REINSTATED AFTER A WEEK OF MUCH WRANGLING. VERDICT: IT IS WITHOUT PARENTS TO PROTECT CB AND WITHOUT LO VE. ORPHANS GROW L P , NOT A CRIME TO CONTRIBUTE ART WORK TO ANY PLBLICATIO N . I HAD BEEN THOUGH, AS WE IMJST. :HEN THEY R EA LIZ E THAT TH tY HAVE TO LOOK OUT FIRED FOR MISCONDUCT CONNECTED WITH MY JOB, NO L E S S j f/N' CO- a f t e r t h e ir OWN IN TERESTS, THE SKY BECOMES THE L IM IT . OUR CAS WORKERS, EVEN AFTER THEY LEARNED THE GENERAL THEME OF THE L aDJER, IS NOT RADICALLY DIFFERENT. IMMEDIATELY CAME FORWRO AM) READILY TESTIFIED ON MY BEHALF. SINCE T H IS WIAS A RATHER UNUSUAL HULLABALOO THAT DID TURN OUT E L L , "V £ h a v e !.ANY ADWNTAGES, IF WE VWULD STOP TO CONSIDER THEM. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HEARING OF IT . F IR S T , WE HAVE NUMBERS. THERE ARE MORE OF US IN TH IS COLWTRY THAN THE UAILS AND PRISONS ON LOCAL, STATE, AM) FEDERAL LEVELS KERRY, NEW Hampshire PEARS TO BE CRLEL, HATEFUL AND SICKENING IN THE ABUNDANCE» THEN '"F l a b b y f ic t io n ,» my o e i l : (a c c o r d in g to Ga r d n er . ) THE LADDER IN THE NEW Te s t a m en t t h e Ch r is t came along and t o l d p e o p l e t h a t HAJ p r o d u c ed 30!v1E EXCELLENT EHORTG IN THE PADT, AND THE3E ARE THE GOO Al m ig h t y m s o f d iv i n e m y s t e r ic l o v e . Th a t one o f t h e d e a d l i­ h a r d e s t VARIETY OF LITERATURE. ACK f.ilRIAM TO »DONATE* A FEW. PER­ e s t and w o r s t s in s ( and I AGREE WITH ALL MY HEART) m S HYPOCRISY; HAPS CHE CAN DO BETTER?" A PERSON WHO m S EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIMSELF AND TOOK PLEASURE IN BELIEVIN G THAT HE m S SOME DAY GOING TO HEAVEN AND THAT THE OTHERS liAOELINE, Ca l if o r n ia WHO COULD NOT, OR VJOULD NOT, CONFORM TO H IS HATEFUL B E LIE F S WOULD GO INTO THE FIERY EVERLASTING UNENDING TORTURE OF THE FIRES OF * s'; •-}; >i' * MYSTERIC HORRIBLE HELLj

"I t i s o b v io u s t h a t L ig s Al d r ic h ' s i.iAiN o b j e c t io n i s t h e "...T h e TRUE 30D o f e x c e l l e n c y and fJAJESTY LOVES ^ PEOPLE... PICTURE OF THE LESBIAN V'.E ARE SHOWING THE WORLD - THE IRRE­ HOjV W£ n ee d PEOPLE WITH CHRISTIAN LOVE IN TH EIR HEARTS, AND WITH SPONSIBLE, ARGYLEO, SLACKED, SHORT-HAIRED FEiVALE CARPENTER AUTHORITY WHO W ILL STAND UP FOR THE THINGS WHICH THEY SHOULD, AND WHO U TOO IGNORANT TO R EA LIZ E THAT SH E, TOO f.iUST L IV E IN TH IS WHO W ILL PUT TO SHAME ALL THOSE HYPOCRITES AND HATERS OF PEO PLE. SO C IETY; THAT SH E, TOO, IS OBLIGATED TO HOLD DOVAI A JOB TO SUPPORT h e r s e l f ; THAT SHE HAG A CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITY TO "L o ve f o r a l l m a n k in > ( in Ch r is t ia n g o o d n ess) m ust s h in e out a t c HER FELLOW LESBIANS AND TO SOCIETY, AG L«LL AG TO HERSELF. IN THE PLACE OF HATE W ILL BE LOVE. .LOVE FOR ALL PEOPLE - EVEN

l e s b ia n s ." "THROUGH THE YEARS I HAVE LEARNED ALGO, CHIEFLY THROUGH THE

DAUGHTERS CF B I L I T IG , THAT A FULL-FLEDGED, HONEGT-TO-GOD A . M. B ., Ca l if o r n ia LESBIAN CAN HOLD DOViN A RESPONSIBLE POSITION, CAN WEAR SKIRTS REASONABLY COLFORTABLY AND GRACEFLILY, CAN WEAR HER HAIR * ■ . * LONG, AND CAN DO A MILLION AND ONE THINGS ANY OTHER FEI.IALE

CAN DO IN T H IS SOCIETY - WITH EASE AND POISE, TOO; THAT'S THE "I WISH TO COMMEhfT ON THE TViO IRATE LETTERS IN RE'DE'^S RESPOND GREATEST BLEGSINGj (THE LADDER, NOV. i960) REGARDING Gen e DAMON and a r e v ie w OF THE NOVEL, YOUNG 'iND INI^CENT. FOR MYSELF, I AGREE THAT THE REVIEW "I n SHORT, IF WE HOMOSEXUALS WANT TO F E E L INTEGRATED INTO IS MISLEADING IN THAT IT SIMPLY DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABOUT THE SO C IETY, IN TURN .\(UST OFFER GOLETHING USEFUL AND DESIRABLE V£ Ed w in v e s t n o v e l ; h o w ev er , w h il e I do n ' t c a r e much fo r t h e s to r y TO ACCEPT. THE AUTHOR HAD TO TELL, LET US NOT BE SO SMALL THAT WC FAIL TO GIVE HER CREDIT FOR A GOOD TELLING. THE QUALITY OF THE WRITING " I'M GRATEFUL TO GOO TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DAUGHTERS OF IS MANY NOTCHES ABOVE MUCH OF THE TRASH BEING PUBLISHED 3 I L I T I S - EVEN IF f.WNY STORIES IN THE UD0E5^ MAY BE D IS­ ON THE Le s b ia n t h e m e , an d, f o r t h i s r e a s o n , t h i s one d o es h o pe TASTEFULLY TINGED WITH BRILLIANT PLAIDS OF ARGYLL," TO SEE more from EDW/IN « S T .

N. R ., CALIFORNIA "As fo r L .P .'S REIWARK THAT irflSS OAI*ION IS »TRYING TO SELL FOR THE

DOB BOOK Se r v i c e ' - e v e n i f t h i s sho uld b e t h e c a s e (and I d a r e ­ ^ ♦ s a y IT is n ' t ) , why not? ' T i s a w orthy c a u s e , l a d i e s !

"1 READ IN THE LAODEG (NOVELBER, i960) A LETTER BY THE REV. P. E, "P r o b a b l y w n y r e a d e r s f a i l t o r e a l iz e t h a t LEoBIANA, a v e r y LAURENT, Pa r i s , F r a n c e . It m s on e o f t h e b e s t l e t t e r s e v e r w i t - p o p u la r f e a t u r e o f t h e ladder, could e a s i l y BECOf.lE A VERY _[R-

t e n SY a m in is t e r o f THE ANCIENT GOD. r e g u l a r l y a p p e a r in g f e a t u r e i f Ge n e Da m n d id not mNT to pu t

so much e f f o r t in to s e e in g t h a t our m a g a zin e d o es h a v e a r e g u la r "30 VERY t r u e t h a t IN THE OLD TESTAI^NT (OF THE BIBLE) THE GOD AP- ' . .I’l' ■ •

SUPPLY OF REVIEWS TO RUN IN IT S PAGES. FOR «V MONEY. SHE HAS DONE

( and i s d o in g ) a r e m a r k a b ly Fir^E JOB OF KEEPI^G ^ ^ ONLY THE CURRENT BOOKS. BUT ALSO THE OLDER ONES VC H A ^ OVE^^^ f ^ C OtrORATVD l o o k e d . TM3 NOW IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY THANKLESS JOB. thank yo u , g en e." *|tii(|6UARTE*$ Mid Sm FrMKisco Chapter; 1232 Maifcet St D . D ., new HAMPSHIRE 2, Cali&tniiM ^ iU3 Bmid«qr, Room 304, New Yotk 10, Now Yotk !(C i. Ji- !(■ * 527 H uel Street, Glendale, CaliiomiJ^

M| SEND YOU SOME NEllS CONCERNII« SEXUAL LIVING IN FRANCE. ia die Da#|jhiefa of Billtia la liwited to w o m b o 21 yearn e. If la Saa Fraaeiaco, New Yotk ot Lon Aogelen nren, -'RECENTLY A FRENCH TRIBUNAL HAS C0M5EMNED ® to cfaapter concerned; otherwise write to National Office had FALSIFIED IDENTITY-PAPERS IN ORDER TO BE «ARRIED. THEY ^ C lO. CEEDED TO DUPE THE MUNICIPAL-DOCTOR, THE MAYOR AMT THE CIKATE. FRENCH UVW CONTEMNS ONLY THE FA LSIFIC A TIO N ; IT DOES NOT COMTECH T lfit * moaihly pablicadon by the DAUGHTERS OF BILITB, MARRIAGE BECAUSE IT 'S NOT PO SSIBLE TO ^ARRY Tl«> PER­ __ elans in a plain sealed enrelope for |4.00 per year.

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