I m m ^ ^ ♦.the LADDER .January 1963

1964 JANUARY 1963 purpose of the the Laddêli Volume 7, number i

Published monthly by tho Doughtert of S illt li, Inc«, o non« profit eorporotfon, 1232 Morkot Stroet, Suit« 108, Son Pron' ciico 2, California, Telephone: UNderhill 3 - 8196>

A rOMEN'S ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OP PROMOTING NATIONAL OFFICERS, DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC. THE INTEGRATION OP THE HOMOSEXUAL INTO SOCIETY B Y: President— Jaye Bell Vice President— Marty Elliott ______Recording Secretary— Margaret Heinz Corresponding Secretary-—Barbara Gitiings P«¿7Zlc Relations Director— Meredith Grey Treasurer— Ev Howe

THE LADDER STAFF

Editor— Del Martin V Education of the variant, with particular ell^>llasis on the pajdi- Fiction and Poetry Editor— Agatha Mathys Art Editor— KBtUy Rogers ological, physiological and sociological aspects, to enable her Los Angeles Reporter— Sten Russell to understand herself and make her adjustment to society in all Chicago Reporter— Jean Sand Production— Joan Oliver, Nancy Lee its social, civic and economic implications— diis to be acconp* Circulation Manager— Cleo Glenn lished by establishing and maintaining as complete a library as possible of both fiction and non-fiction literature on the sex de­ THE LADDER is regarded as a sounding board for various viant tfaeme; by sponsoring public discussions on pertinent sub­ points of view on the homophile and related subjects and jects to be conducted by leading members of the legal, psychiat­ does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the organization. ric, religious and other professions; by advocating a mode of be­ havior and dress acceptable to society.

0 Education of the public at large through acceptance first of the contents individual, leading to an eventual breakdown ¿f erroneous taboos and prejudices; through public discussion meedags aforemen­ tioned; through dissemination of educational literature on the homosexual theme. It’ s time for a change - Editorial by Del martin..., ...... 4 Lesbian literature in 1962 - by Gene Damon...... 6 O Participation in research projects by duly authotixed and respon­ MOOD MISCELLANEA...... sible psychologists, sociologists and otiier such experts directed EDAM AND CHEEVE - A STORY BY BELLE HOWLAND...... 1° towards fimher knowledge of the homosexual. Chicago Psychiatrist Speaks - A report by jean Sand...... 20

O Investigation ot die penal code as it pertains to the hoaoscxaal, Here and There...... proposal of changes to provide an equitable handling of cases Cartoon - by ...... involving this minority group, and promotion of these changes COVER BY KATHY ROGERS tfarou^ due process of law in the state legislatures. Copyright 1962 by daughters of Bil it is , Inc,, San Francisco, Cal. The new Image would be a dream or goal fo r those homosex­ uals who had not attained this exalted state. The new It’s Time for a Change image would be, and is , a mockery to the , discerning professional persons who, in the course “f ^^e r work, come in contact with the many, varied types of ho­ It may be a New Tear's resolution or an old polltloal saw^ mosexuals who run the gamut from the very poor to the very but the saying, " I t 's time for a change", has a great deal rich in economic, educational, in tellectual and spiritual of value to an organization or a movement or a publication. le v e ls. The new image would be a myth to the general pub- Change - a re-evaluation of old ideas and policies incor­ lie who would continue to see only the old image of the porated with new ideas and new blood - is essential to pro­ negative stereotype. gress. Images are shadows or stick figu res without heart. They As expressed in the May, I962 issue of THE LADDERS "DOB lack the human quality, the human falling, ® has never been conceived as a mass membership organization, desire to rise above i t . The only "image' that r t l l chang but rather as an ever-changing membership with an evolving the public's attitude would be of flesh and blood. And leadership developing as new people come Into the group and these are the ones who hide th eir faces, * 0 shy away from the older members move out into so ciety. Without change, their fellows, who refuse to stand up and be ® ^ ' the organization would become statlcj there would be no who deny th eir fellows deny themselves, and the imag growth - and our purpose would not be served," comes a hollow shell without substance.

This concept must apply equally to the magazine published Today is also the day of the "sales message" - the by DOB, And it is indeed time fo r a change! propaganda machine that grinds out the polished, sophist - ^ cated phrase of gobbledegook that has l it t l e meaning f R, E, L. Masters in his book, "The Homosexual Revolution", average individual. Americans have become a nation sale - put th is need very ap tly, THE LADDER, which began as a men with a slogan for everything. To carry on ^ newsletter in October of 1956, has been to date prim arily sales campaign it is said that an organization and its pu 1 a "l^ouse organ" for an in-group circulation. But times cation must have a fixed goal and a fixed policy, from whlc have changed, and the magazine must re fle c t th is change. It must never waiver. For a propaganda machine « The organization must review its publication and its po­ several sides to a question. It can't afford to; it licies in the light of the attention now focused on the lose its effectiveness. In the American homophlle movement by the mass media of books, newspapers, there is no room for discussion, thought and decision. Ju radio and TV, ie ir t h e drums loud and cle a r, drown out the flute the delicate music of the v io lin . There y Madison Avenue created the "image", which has become a ll way. 'E ith er a thing is right or wrong, black or white; there Important in American l i f e . The advertiser, the p o lit i­ no shades of gray. Perhaps that is why ^ ® cian, the business man, the teacher - yes, even the homo­ called gray matter - because it's fuzzy and doesn * sexual - must forever be aware of the "image" he projects. recognize the fixed goal or the only way, because i t It i s said the homophlle organizations must do away with H s s fry for it to mull things over before a decision can be the negative stereotype of the homosexual characterized made, and once a decision is made can change i t . by the ultra-feminine man or the over-masculine woman, and create a new "image". This new image would portray The hour of decision is at hand. The membership of the the homosexual as an In tellig e n t, responsible citizen who .f BiUtl. ..d ... B..rd .t D.r.. r. cannot be distinguished by appearance, but only by his or find . . . her choice of love partner. The new image would be posi­ tiv e , creative, productive - a model Indeed fo r the entire (Continued on page 22) populace, A welcome touch of humor appeared in a posthumously d is­ LESBIAN LITERATURE IN 1962 covered novel fragment by Ronald Pirbank called The New Rhythm (sic ).

The subtle English touch is well presented in the major By Gene Damon novel The Compromisers by Ernest Borneman, Frederic Prokosch, who hardly ever f a ils to include some homosexual­ The tide rises and no end appears in view. Despite rumors ity in his novels, adds lengthy variant passages to Seven of blue-nose activity and cracking down on literary freedom, S is te rs . the opposite is actually true# Many previously forbidden titles were published in the D. S, this year. H, £. Bates in A Crown of Wild Myrtle handles the subject poorly but he writes well, even so. The esoteric Theodora The quantity of Lesbian t it le s is so overwhelming that no Keogh writes r e a lis tic a lly fo r a change in The Other G irl. brief report can begin to discuss them all, I would like to acknowledge assistance from T, R, H, who gave ms excel­ There were several meritorious Lesbian short stories published lent data. in 1962; "Murder at Merryoak" by Margaret Austin, "Tonight My Love is Coming" by Maude Hutchins, and the very, very Over 200 books are listed at the end of this report and lovely "The Threesome" by Margaret Austin, they are nearly a ll 1^62 titles with perhaps 13^ l^fiO and 1961 titles previously missed. The list is twice as long Happily there is a poetry entry and one of great value. as last year's list. May Sarton's Cloud. Stone . Sun. Vine .

For the second year in a row, the general quality is high As i s usual, the tone in the hardcover novels tended toward despite the usual plethora of Junk items. acceptance and equally expected the paperbacks varied greatly in t one. Hardbacks of unusual Interest Include some "school" t it l e s ; Short Pleasures by Anne Bernays, The Garden by Kathryn However, the quality in paperbacks was really up from the Perutz, The Phoenix Hour by Sarah K ilpatrick, The Chinese last few years. Among the better paperback t it le s were: Gay Garden by Rosemary Manning, and the beautiful love story, Girl and In the Shadows by Joan Ellis, the hilarious satire Winter Love by Han Suyln, Love Like a Shadow by Kimberly Kemp, Mjr Lovely Adele by Adrian Bennett, Libido Beach by Alain Abby, The Strange Women by A very special love story is told in Cassandra at the Miriam Gardner, Ten^^ Torment and The Soft Sin by Randy Salem, Wedding by Dorothy Baker. I r i s Murdoch, who has formerly The Flesh is Willing by Doroan Knight, Kie Shades ^ Evil by confined herself to male homosexuality, convincingly handles Bonnie Gollghtly, The Infidelity Game by Elaine Dorian, I ^ one aspect of Lesbianism in An Unofficial Rose, a Lesbian by Lee Chapman, Harriet by Tom K arsell and B^r Flesh Alone by March Hastings, S u rrealistic overtones of tragedy and sensuous writing mark the "qu ality" paperback Strange Affectlon by Edna Anderson Three other paperbacks must have special mention. The f ir s t and Helen Nonam, is an unusually good non-fiction title which Includes a com­ prehensive history. The Lesbian in Our Soclety by W, D, Over 15 years after the end of World War I I , we have two Sprague, M, D, The second is the f i r s t 7/holly Lesbian anthol­ novels concerned with Lesbian relationships in concentration ogy, Lesbian Love in Literature by Stella Fox, editor. camps. The Whole Land Brimstone by Anna Langfus and the very superior Passage Through the Red Sea by Zofia Romanowlcz, The last of these is the year's most outstanding title in any form. The Dark Side of Venus by Shirley Verel. It is a credit Elaine dorian Suburbia; J ungle of sex BEACON to Bantam Books, tho paperback publisher, since th is was a Adrian Bennett MY lovely adele Avon hardback in England in I96O, victoria kelrich The girl mo had everything signet mowain On that happy note. I'll close this report fo r another year Alain Abby libido beach Avon wl t h on e 1 as t note. For obvious reasons this report is com- ♦ Pantheon oiled in November of each year and by the time it reaches you. Mary Renault The bull From the sea ♦ abelard, 1961 many new titles will have appeared. Please forgive these Sarah Kilpatrick THE Fhoenix hour omissions, they will be in next year * s l i s t . 1962 Frederic Brown nightmare in green, short List of 1962 titles, including I96O and 1961 titles story in nightmares and dl scovered too late for inclusion in last year's list. Geezenstacks Bantam, 1961 ♦ Indicates hardback t i t l e origin ally , 1962 copyright Andrew Shaw BUTCH NIGhtstand books is understood unless otherwise indicated. Miriam Gardner The Strange .»men monarch Randy Salem Tender Torment MIOWOOD Tower JOAN Ellis Gay scene Midwood Tower AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER litoRCH HASTINGS The Drifter MIOWOOO TOWER KIMBERLY KEMP Perfume and Pain MIOWOOD Tower Sheldon loro Community cf '» men Beacon, 1961 Dorcas Knight The Flesh is willing MIDwood Tower Dave Carson SEX III Beacon, I96I w. D. Sprague THE lesbian in our society Miowoo tower J uan Goytisolo ISLAND OF WOMEN *KNOPF Helen E, ansell The Threesome, short story KATHRIN PERUTZ The Garden *A^^■HENEUM IN best college Writing, Robert kirsch Madeleine Austrian ♦ Simon & Schuster, 1961 ♦ random HOUSE, i960 1962 Pocket Bocks, 1961 don Holliday lust house MIDNIGHT READERS Alan kapelner All the naked heroes ♦ Braziller, i960 BONNIE GOLIGHTLY The Shades of Evil HILLMIAN BOOKS, POPULAR library, COPYRIGHT, i960 1961 RELEASED, 1962 toRCH HASTINGS THE Outcasts MlD^wooD Tower, 1961 Stella Fox, Editor lesbian love in LITERATURE Avon JUDSON Grey WNTON WITCH Epic books, 1961 Ann Bannon BEEBO BRINKER Fawcett gold Medai I'.ARYSE CHOISY A MONTH Among the Men PYRAMID Iris Murdoch An Unofficial Rose ♦ viking HODGE EVANS Lash of lust BEACON, 1961 JUDSON Grey TWILIGHT girls EPIC BOOKS JOAN ELLIS In the Shadows MiowooD Tower Sheldon lord The Third ViIay BEACON Lillian dov,ling SEX PSYCHO Newsstand library JIM Layne The six-weekers BEACON LOUIS LORRAINE BLONDE DYNAMITE beacon, 1961 J erry m. Goff, J r. live with me MERIT BOOKS Frank Kane The Mourning After DELL, 1961 Dale Koby Perverted wife EPIC BOOKS Dorothy Baker CASSANDRA AT THE '/j'EDDING ♦Houghton Don Bartell wild woman REX BOOKS LESTER lake Lady lovers ALL Star books BEN Christopher STRANGE Embrace BEACPN Dean McCoy SEXBOLNO beacon, 1961 sloane m. Britain Ladder of Flesh MIDWOOD TOVJER Arthur adlon By love Depraved Beacon, I96I J ason hytes THE doctor and the DIKE MIDWOOD Tower Loren Beauchamp Strange Delights midwood Tower Arthur Adlon THE Odd kino BEACON sloane M. Britain »voman doctor Miovjooo Tower Charles E. Israel RIZPAH ♦SIMON k SCHUSTER; KIMBERLY KEMP LOVE like A Shadow MIOWOOD Tower 1961. CREST, 1962 JAMESON Harvey Harlot Master Epic books, 1961 4» DEE WINTERS weekend arrangements BEACON BEACON ELAINE DORIAN Secoic-Time woman JAMES HARVEY Lady wrestler MIDWOOO tower Love With a Harvard Accent Ace LEON IE ST, J ohn Andrew shaw Passion nightmare MIDNIGHT Reader THE DARK SIDE OF VENUS ♦LONDON, QADRIQA, Shirley Verel DON HOLLIDAY Harlem Harlot NIGHTSTANO i960, BANTAM,1962 DON HOLLIDAY LUST S isters NIGHTSTANO MIDWOOO tower Edie fisher PRISON OF MY Past DOMINIQUE NAPIER Never Love a Man beacon MIDVIOOO TOWER, LIZ Crowley 1 SELL love DALWS MAYO VOLUPTUOUS voyage MIDWOOO TOWER 1961 STACEY CLUBB Trap of Lesbos BEACON LOVE NOW, Pay later MIDWOOO Tower, EUINE dorian Toni Adler A WOMAN'S IWOMAN BEACON 1961 RANDY Salem The soft sin MIOWOOD TOWER And sudden Lust Epic books JIM Harmon J ay Carr Unnatural wife BEACON Two of a kind MIDWOOD TOWER, Orrie Hitt Paul Gregory THE Office Couch BEACON i960 Elaine dorian The Infidelity Game BEACON After Hours BEACON, 1961 Val Munroe T. D. Kendrick Great love for Icarus ♦LONDON, Methuen JILL HEADLINE BOOKS , 4 SID Kane J . R. Salamanca LILITH ♦SIMON Schuster, i960 1961.Bantam, 1962 BEDSIDE BOOKS ALAN Marshall THE 'WARPED Ones Matt Harding FLY GIRL beacon, 1961 ♦ pantheon MONIQUE Lange The Plane Trees WARNER Elliot NYMFHO Twins All Star books The Compromisers ♦ London, Andre Ernest borneman D. w. Craig STRANGE SIN vest pocket Books Deutsch, 1962 A. E. OLIVER MOTEL GIRL VEST pocket books IMPERIAL Publish­ KEVIN north Shame slave Stephen Longstreet THE Flesh peddlers ♦SIMON 4 Schuster ing Company J eannette kamins EVERYTH ING BUT A HUSBAND ♦ ST. Martins Press peration ex MIDWOOO Tower KIMBERLY Kemp O S i m bernays SHORT PUASURES ♦ doubleday NOVEL books J ack Lynn ■) Passionate sisters ZOFIA ROMANOWICZ Passage through the Francis king THE Custom House ♦LONDON, Longmans, RED SEA ♦ harcourt Green, 1961 ARTHUR ADLON Passion nurse Chariot, 1961 doubleoay, 1962 Seth Ahriman ring-a-Ding lover France ♦ doubleday, 1962 E. V. Cunningham SYLVIA Troy Alden 1 Am a nympho MONARCH Crest, 196I Ben Anderton WILD OATS chariot, 1961 DALLAS Mayo The Craving MIDWOOO Tower DON BARTELL Prisoner of passion REX Edward Culver Playhouse of Passion newsstand, i960 LOREN BEAUCHAMP SIN ON WHEELS MIOWOOD, 1961 DON Holliday LUST Ring NIGHTSTANO LOREN BEAUCHAMP The Fires within midwood, 1961 Don Elliott SIN Quest N IGHTSTAND Anne De bollene VOYAGE TO Eros Berkley Midnight reader Andrew Shaw Flesh Parade ALEX Carter 1 VtoS A $100 A night HAN SUYIN winter love in Two loves ♦pUTNAM Call girl KOZY Anna Langfib The whole Land brimstone ♦ Pantheon JOHN DAVIDSON Passionate Trio ART, 1961 May sarton CLOUD-STONE-SUN-V INE JOHN DEXTER S infully yours bedside (poetry) ♦NORTON MEL DUMONT VICKY Chariot, I961 Rosemary Manning THE CHINESE Garden ♦LONDON, toPE DON ELLIOTT Three sinners MIDNIGHT Reader LOUISE BELLOCQ Fled is That Music ♦LONDON, SIDGWICK JOAN ELLIS Strange Compulsion of 4 J ackson LAURA M midwood Sara Berenson sing Sad Slow Songs, short Two CITIES (MAG.) ARTHUR FARMER SIN SHIP Private Editions story SUMMER, 1961

IO Andrew Shaw House of 7 Sins nightstand Owen Bauli Sex Clinic All Star, 1961 JOHN dexter Passion pit nightstand JERRY M. Goff, J r,, live with me Merit TONY Calvano LUST JOB nightstand Paul Gregory Passionately yours MIDWOOD KAY addams Autobiography nightstand LAURA HALE ZIPPER Girls beacon Tom Phillips Sorority Girls monarch March Hastings Crack up Newsstand ' D. W.CRAIQ Lonely wife Chariot MARCH Hastings Chico'S women MIDWOOD 1 JASON HYTES Come Cne-Come All MI0W300 Clayton hickerscn diploma of Passion Newsstand, 1961 Roberto crsi Rome After dark ^taCFADOEN Orrie Hitt Party Doll CHARIOT, 1961 MIKE AVALLONE Sex kitten Miowood Don HOLLIDAY CIRCLE OF S inners bedside, 1961 1 DALLAS Mayo SCANDAL MIDWOOO Don Holliday HELLS Harlots Midnight I PHILIPPE MASSART The love Expert Berkley JAN Hudson Satan'S Daughter Art, 1961 ‘ Robert Turner Strange sisters Beacon Dean Hudson SIN Search Nightstand Lester Lake Babes Behind Bars Private Editions PAUL Hunter morals Charge Miowood, 1961 Frederic prokosch 7 sisters ♦ farrar, Strauss, JOHN D. keefauver Tormented Virgin Epic 1 Cudahy t WILLIAM LINO little Mistress Paragon Maude Hutchins Tonight My love is Coming, KIM LARCH Bachelor nurse Beacon short story in The eleva­ LAWRENCE MAfeh Midnight to daw Paragon tor and Other stories ♦ morrow Alan Marshall dff limits Bedside, 1961 Edna Anderson & strange affection Private Printing Ralph C. O'Hara The Divorcee monarch Helen Nonam Dawson' s Book Rick Richards Abnormal midwood Shop, l.A. 1961 Rick Richards Ripe midwood 1 Ronald firbank The New rythum (s ic ) ♦(POSTHUMOUSLY I9Ó2 Rick Richards HOTEL hostess MiOWflOD, 1961 DUCKWORTH, LONDON Roy r Idell Portrait of Passion Athena, ig6l Ned Calmer All the Summer days ♦ little. Brown, 1961 Dan Roscoe The Girls on Main street All Star, 1961 ' H. E. bates A Crov/m of wild NWRTLE ♦ London, Michael Paul V. Russo Restless virgin MIdwoco, 1961 i JOSEPH, 1962 Paul V. Russo Stag starlet miowood, 1961 Heimito von oooerer THE demons (2 VOLUMES) ♦Knopf, 1961 Duke Shannon Male nympho France Dallas Mayo island of sin miowood tower Andrbv Passion Alley nightstand Kimberly kbiIP Intimate nurse midwood tower Ph ilip storey Four C clock on Friday newsstand, 1961 W. H. Manville Breaking up ♦ Simon k Schustef L. T. liVOODWARO SEX fiend monarch, 1961 March Hastings BY flesh Alone MIOWOOD Tower KAY Martin The Divorcees Pyramid Kimberly keivIp Lap of Luxury miowood Tower LOUIS-CHARLES ROYER The Flesh pyramid j Arthur adlon THE Set BEACON Marion z. Bradley SwoRo of aldones ACE 1 Paul V. Russo Appointment for sin midwdod Tower LEE Chapman 1 Am a lesbian Monarch > J oan Ellis Gay Girl Miowood Tower don Elliott WILD Flesh nightstand Alan Marshall The Pages of sin NIGHTSTAND Andrew Shaw Reform School Girls nightstand Fletcher Bennett LtoMENT OF Desire Original fuytime Arnold Marmor '.'lARPED Passions Tuxedo Tony Calvano lingerie Models nightstand, 1961 WILLIAM Kane Boomtown S inners Midnight Amy Harris touch me Gently Miovjood Tower J . X. WILLIAMS The sin Prophet midnight Theodora Keogh The Other Girl ♦LONDON, SPEARIvW Peggy Swenson Easy Midwdod - / ' i1 Max Collier Thorn of Evil miowood I (Continued on page 26) mike valone A the Platinum Trap midwood t H ù o d wiâceticutea ^ irsioEKiri

NIGHT PLIGHT

Here, in the neon oasis Of wasted tears Hours, days, lifetime pass We had countless discussions, he and I, With the handling on thouseinds of things; Of a crumpled paper b ill. They were oftSn heated and always held in public places. Each new session we tried to solve every problem tackled Lost silhouettes, And tuck It neatly away in its own little box. Presence without being. All our ruminations never resulted in anything Give to each other what being resolved; Silence softly breathes This was due solely to the termination of a meal To none or the arrival of a tro lle y . and a ll He was blond and fa ir , too soon And flared at the slightest provocation. forget. Ho was an avid adversary and always stuck stoically to his views. - Jann M iller We touched on such topics as, The benefits of blind aid. The growth of the gay population, The beginning of being, And as ha put it, "The finality of death." GONE ON VACATION - I WAS ALONE He decided that when his law practice was going full tilt. He would expend a ll hls energies on helping the homosexual. Your absence does a violence to time, But before we had a go at having the aid increased, Extends the moment cruelly. Before he could help a ll the gay guys. The forlorn demon of my loneliness. And Just as we were on the brink My single friend. And had practically penetrated the beginning of being. Says that a lover^s Journey Is the tenderest crime. Before we could realize any of these manifest mutations. I ’m hurt to hollowness by silence. My pet is pain. Nature chose to intervene. And we argue no more. Your going wrongs me. For I am here But I am angels deep in hope And he 1 s there. For your return. And death is very final, A throne Is empty and waiting fo r your reign. ..-Dubby - R. A. Lorence child man of her....She didn't like to sew much, this old hog Edam and Cheeve wife.a.(Just wasn't one for the tiresome details. On this day in the store, they had knocked over a pile of canned baked- burnt beans in th eir struggles as to who would wear the l it t l e leather billed cap, that they shared, these two face-alike man woman beings. She simply grabbed hold of it to tear I t from A story by Bell© Howland his balding-greasy dome, and he put both his hands over It pressing It to his dumb head, silently screeching,,..opening They were always the re#• his mouth, closing it....In Idiot gawps...."It's mine todayl Thase two...... w a itin g ,...... fo r the big bright red Mlnel Mine I You, wore it yesterday." She raised her great and white Super Savo Today Market to open Its 'IN ~ OUT* work-shoe, oovered-with-mud, foot to kick him Into submitting doors. He had even decided one raorning-orazy man....fat to her. He simply grabbed hold of her kicking cow's foot and kid m an....to not go 'IN' where It was p lain ly marked 'IN ’ pushed it back with all his 250 pounds of lard, white skinned, but to wait until the beam of light had opened fo r an out- lumped fat body. Down she went, on her great prat with a coming customer...... fa t, child man put out his hand and held small shush-grunt pig sound. Man child walked away from her the door from swinging out it s 'OUT' duty....H e quickly then....Soon, however, she rejoined him and they made their slipped through 'IN' the 'OUT.'ONLY' door....She, this round ■ llent way down the million canned-glass Jarred-paper boxed b a ll, companion of his watched and tittered behind hor grimy a is le s , in th eir unending search. paw hands....With' his child like ways he once more started to go 'IN' Then....with the wnirllng idea of it he went 'IN' They were always th e re ...... and 'OUT' and 'IN' and 'O U T'....See me maraal See ...... These two,...... waiting...... From what street did they A fa st moving hop of a Manager put a stop to th is be gleeful w alk....from where did they come? No one oared to ask and merriment.. . . "The idea, a grown man.. . .BoyJ," ha couldn't they did not t e ll not one, no not anyone did they t e l l . figure some of these quinks, who came into hi£ store- - Those two d irty old Mom and Pop ------Seedy old stringy haired even i f it was a public p la c e ....th e re were ,. . . lim its. Sour dirty blonde harridan today. And yet....ye sterday she was stomached manly Manager this He. Viho did that old geezer old Pop with the leather billed cap.. . .Coming...... you could think he was? Couldn't he read 'IN' and 'OUT'? ....And,... t e ll sometimes who was He, and who was She.. . .B u t.. .going that fat-assod ivlfe of h is. Filthy old bitch . ...o ld h o g .... they looked a ss-a lik e, back alike and ears-allke. Her e y e s... old fat pair of goons.. ..W ell, a customer i s . . , .b la h ,...... were washed out blue denim blue. , , .an d,. .h is were., ».work- blah.....always right. shirt faded out b lu e ...Pretty....much the same these four eyes, in these tw o ....crazy old twosoma. When they weren't They were always thdtr^b.t hii^. holding hands those two I am You and You are Me beings, they These two,...... w aiting...... for the white-coated clerk both placed their two hands over their Immense fat-bellies, to unlock the doors. Holding hands, smiling dumb cluck smiles Inter laced ...th e fin gers, resting them passively over the and grlnnlng'on the same-alike faces. He was he? Or was it round lump pots. The reddened and swollen hands, with great she? Husband? Wife? Lover?. . Loved?. . . .Who could t e ll by square tar-tipped broken n a ils. Chapped pink and puffed the overalls she wore....Huge legged, slouch kneed, droop purple...with bursting blood....Shameful things to look upon seated, they we re,. . .these overalls with the one gallus slung ...th o se ancient soar studded four hands of these He, She over one huge rounded shoulder. She forever pulled th is old pair. It was April Hop-sklp-orazy day. She...... wore the gallus, took It loose, refastened it, twisted and often suck' leather billed cap and he combed his four blonde-grey greasy on i t . Her fat man companion often chose to wear these same strands to the le ft of his noggin Instead of the righ t. overalls——and the womanly fat ball wife wore his waist pants, Mama...... "I want to go barefoot! ------please Mama"... The clerk the belt did not meet across either of their stomachs.. ..but. who opened the 'IN ' and 'OUT' on Just that Spring morning, she liked to wear her "daddy's" pants. And his shirts with sucked in his Life-saver breath, when he saw those two the sleeves out off above the elbow----great stlohes of black moldery stinking feet with their lumps and bunion bumps.... thread showing where they had been hemmed up, b y ,...th a t man the greenish toe nails above the vlggle»i»wlggle toes and You know what that crazy old fat man did? He picked it up that old grunlon standing there holding Her hand.#«In his and licked it and licked it...then he held it out to that bare feetJ "Yeh; Honey he was bare-footed as hell..«and you old fat woman that was with him and she licked I t , and know what?,,««After these two old nuts had been up and down licked i t , . . . I almost died watohln em—yehl" the a isle s fo r a couple of hours, they went through the check stand. Edna said 'will that be all for you?' They shook thel They were always t h e r e ...... heads«,«.yes, yes, .«««««and she rung up one bunch of green These two waiting...... for their own Super Duper Grocery onions___four cents I think they were!" Store to open.,..This m orning... .th e y .. . . stood close together their arras entwined------smiling and nodding at no one In- They were always th ere,....,....«...,« partloular. As a matter of fact, no one particularly at all, These two...... w aitin g...... for the Giant Big Superoo they were Just standing there facing the sto re's stone wall Old Save Today Store to swing open her golden 'IN* and 'OUT* nodding and giggling together. The old He-Goat Man had a gates. Old Dad wore the gallus overalls with the drooped bright yellow ribbon tied around his hairless gnome four-haii drawer-seat. Old Mora.,«was In a squashed, oool-old-strawy- head...She carried an old crushed a r t ific ia l flower some one man-its-suraraer hat. She was barelurap-legged, bare-footed— had thrown in the garbage------a pretty pink garbage rose...... pink they were her toes---under their coating of street dust- she stroked It....pulled at its pink petals...Smelled it...« filth. Waggle-wiggle toes and Him standing there holding her pulled it some more.««pushed it in front of His nose...and hand on the First day of August, In«..«they carae,,.wlth all he smelled it....In through those pearly doors they went their wide-eyed wonder,«»«Standing In front of that moat case then... A clerk found them standing In front of the coffee eyeing goggled old bats,««at the pink lamb, red beef, white grinding machine . . . .that good smelling grin der.. . .and they bacon, yellow cheeses and weenies———Big white chickens, were blowing at the stray chewed up browny bean b it s ...... cool blue fishes, flat grey oysters, and light brown turkeys,. sn iffing and blowing. She wet her f inge r. . . .ploke d up one Big female«,.«breasted....turkeys...... He put his hand down of the grain s...stu ck out her tongue placed the grain there­ on the big fu ll breast and stood there humming to himself, on and sucked I t with her slobbery old pink mouth. He stuck stroking that big old turk..dreaming, stroking and patting..«. out his white fur tongue too and she carefully placed one Smiling his toothless nut grin. She touched his back, and brown speck on i t . . . h e . . . smacked and sucked on it and bowed soon they moved on down the can walled a isle s In their mad­ to her. He pushed the wire silver-wheeled cart—put things cap search for a dream, A green-aproned Lady Queen of a in, and she took them out...She put things in..and...he took Demonstrator offered up a dainty tray laden with minute sized them out«.«back on the shelves they all went. . .whirling up teeny cocktail lumps.. . . "Try the onion one," she hinted.,,"or. the aisles-road s, and around corners to the check out stand. the cheese,, « , Take two«««Choose," They stood there then Edna said. "Will that be a l l , now?" They shook their old with the Queen of the cocktail crackers. Each moved a faces - two alike faces In unison. She put their one-half hand gently over the lace lined tray and couldn't make a dozen day old, crushed----raisin-cookies in a b a g ..and..rung choice,,...Started the hands moving again, looking at her up seven cents. They carried the sack out between them .... smiling, smiling and the hands came away, not having made giggling, patting each other's backs. Ha slapped her a good a choice at all- ----No. "Green-aproned lady, which shall I whack on her big fat shaking behind. take? Please tall us"..«.they asked with their toothless silent mouth.....the Lady took two crackers from the tray They were always there««.««..«•••••■ •• and held them out - but her two old reprobates - those would- These two...... waiting...... for their very own dearest be ta ste rs walked away down the path of tin cans they had Garden Gate to open....Out in, out in lovely shining gate chosen that day. "YehJ Edna....she said«...Im agine] I was that was a ll th eirs. These two old round fat male, female giving the damn crackers away, but they were the only ones people. It was Autumn now. C rack ....C h il le d ....f a l l day. who turned me down all the day, yeh] all the damned day-—- The two of them moved re stle ssly from side to side like baby and you know I saw them go out of the store and there In elephants. Foot to foot, trunk to trunk...shiver for the parking lo t, some kid had dropped his ice cream bar,.« shiver....Slapped their freezing hands together.... slap.... sp at..» sla p . Squlnohed th eir fa c e s ....b lin k , clicked IT IS CONSIDERED NATURAL FOR WOMEN TO WANT A HOME, AND SECONDLY their eyes...... Direct to the fruit counter they hustled.... They stood long there.. . longer than any other THAT SCHOOL TEACHERS HAVE LONG SHARED HOMES WITH OTHER 'AOMEN. tim e ...th is dazzling orange, red, yellow, green, sweet fruit Juicy, crunch, beautiful display. She stroked a THE PROBLEM OF THE HOMOSEXUAL IN A HETEROSEXUAL WORLD iVAS RAISED. red, yellow, green, sweet fru it Ju icy, crunch, beautiful Th is pr o v ed to b e a provocative q u e s t io n w it h t h e a u d ie n c e a g a in display. She stroked a reíd apple-pat— pat— pat...shlsh, PARTICIPATIN G. THE GENERAL FEELING WAS THAT THE HOMOPHILE IS MUCH shushing to it..sh...sh.,sh....ohlng and ahlng, Theyiin'oved TOO SEN SITIV E AND TENDS TO SET HIMSELF APART FROM THE WORLD IN eunong their dearly beloved familiar store-garden for three- GENERAL. DR. IVIED FELT HOMOSEXUALS FREQUENTLY INVITE ATTACKS

maybe four...I said it was five...hours...There was nothing and COMMENTS BY THEIR DRESS AND ACTIONS. THE DISSENTERS TO THE in their cart at the check out point...Not anything for you GENERAL FEELIN G GAVE GOOD EXAMPLES AND REASONS \AHY THEY FELT THE today. Some school-children had set up a stand in the lot S E N S IT IV IT Y WAS JU S T IF IE D AND NOT IMAGINED OR MAGNIFIED. IT WAS outside. She stopped there her face abeaming, she tittered a g r e e d b y bo th THE DOCTOR AND THE AUDIENCE THAT HOMOSEXUALS SHOULD . . .pointed.. .at the glisten in g red candy apple. . . shining STRIV E FOR MORE UNDERSTANDING WITH HETEROSEXUALS. DR. 'VIED ALSO red sweet apple...dug down in her overall pocket, brought FELT THAT HOMOSEXUALS SHOULD TRY TO BE MORE T OLERANT OF HETERO­ forth a shiny coin. Paid....and then.....took that apple on the wooden stick kissed It, licked it...bowed deep from SEXUALS. Sh e FURTHER BELIEVED THAT HOMOSEXUALS BY RAISING THEIR the thickened waist and presented it...th is apple...to her OWN STANDARDS AND PERSONAL CODE OF CONDUCT COULD iCCOMPLISH MORE. old beat-up, fa t-a sse d ...... child man...He smacked over It ...chomped and tongued It that sticky rosy red apple...and Th e SITUATION OF THE HOMOSEXUAL VERSUS RELIGION ELICITED LITTLE they went out from th eir garden. RESPONSE FROM THE AUDIENCE. ACCORDING TO DR. WiED TH IS IS THE MOST D IFFIC U LT PROBLBJ THAT THE HOMOPHILE FACES. THE CHANCE OF They were always there...... CONCILIATION BETVJEEN THE TWO IS PRACTICALLY NIL AND IN SOME RE­ These tw o...... waiting for the door to open....the snow... LIGIONS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE. Lay heavy this freezy frost grey morning.. . .the olerk...... SHOUTED out from the unlocked door "MY GOD! Edna....they Re g a r d in g t h e em plo ym en t s it u a t io n i t was a g r e e d t h a t t h e h o m osexual aren't HERE! and he began to c r y . . . . . HAS q u it e a PROBLEM. IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT A PERSON IS FREQUENTLY FIRED FOR THE MEREST SUSPICION OF HOMOSEXUALITY.

THE FR03R/M WAS MORE OF A DISCUSSION THAN A LECTURE. SUMMING UP DR. W IED 'S OPINIONS, IT APPEARS THAT SHE FEELS THE HOMOPHILE IS Cliicago Piychiolriit Spiolif NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FROM H IS HETEROSEXUAL COUNTERPART, THE MEANS OF PHYSICAL GRATIFICATION BEING THE MAIN DIFFERENCE.

Dr . Da g a w ie o , psychiatrist , was t h e q u e s t s p e a k e r f o r t h e - J ean Sand Se p t e m b e r Gab 'N' J a v a o f the Ch ic a g o c h a p t e r o f dob. Dr . Wie d SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM THAT SHE PREFERRED NOT TO ***** GET INVOLVED WITH FREQUENTLY STATED THEO RIES, BUT WOULD RATHER EXPRESS HER OWN OPINIONS.

THE QUESTION WAS ASKED IF IT IS POSSIBLE FOR TWO MEN OR TWO I SEE YOUR SMILE WOMEN TO L IV E TOGETHER WITHOUT INVITING COMMENTS OR TROUBLE. THE AND REASON CEASES. Such p a in i s l o v e . SPEAKER FELT THAT IT IS EASIER FOR TWO WOMEN TO SHARE THEIR LIVES THAN FOR TWO MEN. SEVERAL REASONS WERE ADVANCED FOR TH IS ID EA; - Pat Prinz

21 IT ’ S TIME FOR A CHANGE w ill hide from him. I f he is fea rfu l, "They" w ill fear him. I f ha is hateful, "They" will hate him. (Continued from page 5) When the homosexual comes to the realization that his is a self-imposed exile, that his limitations are the barriers the problem of finding a new editor fo r the magazine. he himself has put up, then a whole new world w ill unfold They are faced with the problem of promoting circulation before him. and fin an cial backing for THE LADDER, There are countless of "They" who have already accepted But before they solve these problems they must re-examine the homosexual because they have known him as a kindly the motives for publishing th is magazine. They must evalu­ neighbor or a congenial employee or a thoughtful daughter ate the audience they are reaching now and the audience or a dear friend. And it is this "image" of the homosexual they wish to reach. They must determine the "Image" they who has accepted himself as a human being and who contrib­ wish to project and the "message" they wish to present. utes to the society in which he lives that w ill bring about the change in society's attitude as a whole, DOB has a declared purpose - "to Integrate the homosexual Into society" through education of the homophlle and edu­ DOB has to date dealt prim arily with helping to create this cation of the public. Can both these audiences be served "image", DOB is a self-help, do-it-yourself organization. at once? If not, which Is the more important? To some It is a group of people whose primary purpose is to serve this is like the question, "^Vhlch came first - the chicken one another. In this there is growth— the change that is or the egg?" And the tendency for the other org:;nlzations progress - for both the individual and the organization. In the homophlle movement Is to lay the onus of the prob­ lem at the door of a hostile heterosexual society, "They" This then is one of the greatest values of DOB - to help are the ones who must change, who must learn to understand, the individual to know himself and where he is going. And because it is "They" who malign, because it is "They" who the only glory in it is self-knowledge - the greatest g ift persecute and prosecute. And above all. It is "They" who of a l l . Is th is to be traded fo r the more modern and popu­ f a ll to view homosexuals as persons - human beings. lar Madison Avenue approach of the "public image" and the "sales message"? Think about th is Indictment for a moment. You've heard It many tim es. Do you know v;hat I t re a lly means? It Is the These are the questions I am impelled to raise. These are voice of the homosexual indicting him self, convicting him­ questions I have asked of myself as I have "gone through self and demanding his own doom. the chairs" of DOB, As I have sought the answer and as I have guided others toward th eir answers, they have come - For his own salvation the homosexual must learn that his these simple, direct bits of Truth. I am the problem and l i f e is not directed by the great god, "They", who he wor­ it s solution. To know this i s to know freedom, but it is ships and condemns at one and the same time. The homosex­ a freedom with resp on sib ility. Freedom without responsibil­ ual's life is self-directed. He is a homosexual because ity is without freedom. I and I alone am responsible for what he "chose" to be. This is one of the hardest things for and who I am. No one did anything to mo; i t was my reaction the homosexual to come to understand. The choice may not to whatever happened, i t was what I did with the experience have been a conscious one, but the homosexual's pattern of or the memory that has shaped my personality. I cannot behavior and the course of his life is directed by his own blame others for their limited insight; I can only under­ reactions toward himself and others, by his own deeds. For stand and have compassion fo r their lim itations. I can seek he is the product of his own thought, and what others see to bring them to understand, but I cannot condemn them i f in him is the "image" which he projects. If he is hostile, they do not hear me. Because they as individuals must learn "They" w ill be h o stile . If he hides from himself, "They" in their own frame of reference and in their own time. And so, with this self-knowledge I have gained from DOB, M p t ^ A e n e with an immeasurable reward for whatever service I have ren­ dered the organization and its publloation, I must "retire AN END AND A BEGINNING, , . , DUE TO EXPANDING NATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS from active duty with DOB to give others the opportunity to and INTEREST AS WELL AS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, THE HOLLYWOOD ASSISTANCE learn and to grow as I have* LEAGUE'S B oard o f d ir e c t o r s h a s vo ted to change t h e organization ’ s

name t h e Na t io n a l L e a g u e f o r s o c ia l Understanding , new d is c u s ­ I t is indeed time for a change! s io n Gro u ps w il l b e established in San F r a n c is c o , f h o e n ix and long BEACH. COUNSELLING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES W ILL BE DEVELOPED IN THESE AREAS AS WELL,

R EV . Ro llo b o a s , Ep is c o p a l c ler g ym a n , d is c u s s e d "Alc o h o lism v s . HOMOSEXUALITY" AT THE DECEMBER 6 MEETING IN HOLLYWOOD, AND WE UN­ VIIHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? DERSTAND THE C ITIZEN NEWS (THE THIRD LARGEST NEWSPAPER IN LOS AN­ G E L E S ,) COVERED THE EVENT, THIS IS THE LAST ISSUE OF THE LaOOER TO BE EDITED BY DEL MARTIN. HER RESIGNATION WHICH IS EFFEC TIVE JANUARY I , 196? VAS GIVEN TO THE NEW GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DAUGHTERS OF B I L IT IS LAST JUNE, To DATE A NEW APPOINTMENT HAS NOT BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, BARBARA GITTINGS OF THE NEV^ YORK CHAPTER HAS GENEROUSLY OFFERED TO EDIT THE FEBRUARY AND MARCH ISSUES TO GIVE THE ORGANIZATION TIM E TO MAKE THE CHANGE-OVER.

READERS AS WELL AS MEMBERS ARE CALLED UPON TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS OF THE MAGAZINE - WHAT ITS FUNCTION AND PURPOSE IS , WHAT EDITO RIAL CONTENT THEY WISH TO SEE INCLUDED'. READERS AS WELL AS l-EMBERS ARE CALLED UPON FOR SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW TO OBTAIN NECESSARY FINANCIAL BACKING, HOW TO INCREASE THE CIRCULATION OF THE LADDER, HOW TO OB­

TAIN THE DESIRED EDITORIAL MATERIAL, AnD - APPLICATIONS FOR THE EDITORSHIP ARE BEING ACCEPTED!

EVERYONE HAS IDEAS - PUT THEM ON PAPER. AND IF NOTHING ELSE COMES TO YOU, HOW ABOUT YOUR SIGNATURE ON A CHECK? YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS YOUR RECEIPT FOR FREEDOM.

BLANCHE M. BAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

^MD CWiTRIBUriONS c/o DOB, 1232 f.'ARKET J T , , S . F . 2 , C A L IF . "Do e s n ’ t i t a l l hwke yo u viionoer s o m et im e s w here t h e p o p u l a t io n e x ­

p l o s io n IS COMING FROM?" S

To THEIR LIST OF ADVISORS THE LEAGUE HAS NAMED REV. ROBERT WOO, AUTHOR OF CHRIST ;5NO THE HOMOSEXUAL. THE GROUP MAY BE CONTACTED BY WRITING BOX 29048, HOLLYWOOD 29, CALIFORNIA, OR BY PHONING BILITIS HOLLYWOOD 9- 3439. ATEO

KATIONAL HEAOQUARTBIS «n

H. Ke it h Thompson, Jr ., a d d r e s s e d t h e m a tt a c h in e s o c i e t y , In c , , o f S ite lOS, Sui FnndKo 2, CkHfonik NEW YOra< NOVEMBER 15 ON THE TO PIC , "THE HOMOSEXUAL AS A SECURITY New Y « k Cfceptti: P.O. Box JA29, Gnind Ccfluel Station, New York 17, N.Y. R i s k , a Po l i t i c a l s c a p e g o a t , and a Ta r g e t o f t h e r a d ic a l r i g h t ." h o t Aatclet . ■ a ic a fo Cbaptct: }063 Notth Damen Atreane, Chicaio, Illinota. + .(t !f * » * MEI4BERSHIP in the Duighters of Bilitis is lisutul to wcm ea 21 yean 0 FROM "THE In s i d e r ' s n e w sle t t e r " , an e v e r y Monday r ep o r t f o r b u sy of S C or older. If in San Francisco, New Yoric or Los Angeles area, MEN WHO n eed TO KNOW ViHAT'S GOING ON, PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK: direct inquiry to chapter concerned; otherwise write to Natiooal Office ia San Francisco.

" ...T H E St a t e d ep a r t m en t i s h a v in g a c o n t in u in g pr o elbw w it h homo­ THE LADDER: a raootfaly publication by ibe DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, s e x u a l it y IN o v e r s e a s p o s t s . On l y a r e l a t i v e l y s m a l l m in o r it y in INC., nulled first class in a plain sealed enTelope for |4.00 per year. THE v a s t f o r e ig n SERVICE ORGANIZATION |S INVOLVED, BUT IT 'S BIG COKTRIBUTiONS are gratefully accepted from anyone who wishes to ENOUGH TO KEEP SECURITY OFFICIALS WORRIED. 'lilE OFTEN HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHO THEY ARE,* ONE OFFICIAL EXPLAINED, 'BUT THE TROUBLE assist ns in our work. We v e n non-profit cocpoiatioo working entirely on IS THEY'RE USUALLY SO CAREFUL AND DISCREET IT'S HARD TO PROVE ANY­ donated labor. Our fees are not of such amounts as to allow for much

THING. Th e y p r o t e c t t h e i r own, to o .'...O n e v et e r a n f o r e ig n s e r v ic e expansion of the puUicadoa. While men may not become members of the OFFICER, JUST BACK FROM A FOREIGN MISSION, WlAS TELLING FRIENDS LAST DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC., many hawe expressed interest in our ef­ WEEK THAT HOMOSEXUALS AT THE POST HAD BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROB­ forts and ow publication and hnwe made contributions to further our work. LEMS IN H IS L IF E - AND THAT HE THOUGHT THE TR IC K IE S T ANGLE WAS THAT Of course, anyone over 21 yeus of age may subscribe to THE LADDER. THE HOMOSEXUALITY COULD GIVE FOREIGNERS THE IDEA THAT THE RUSSIANS ARE RIGHT WHEN THEY CALL AMERICANS 'DECADENT.'" DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC jf: sjc * 1232 Muket Street, Suite 108, San Ftandsco 2, California. LESBIAN LITERATURE IN 1962 Please sad THE LADDER for year(s) by fust class mail sealed to the (CONTINUED FROM PAGE \J) address below. I enclose $ at the rate of $4.00 f « each ycu ordered.

EAMON JE F F Y THE l o v e Hu n t e r s A l l s t a r BOOKS

DON El l i o t t SIN SICK NIGHTSTAND NAME. WILLIAM KANE LUST l o t t e r y MIDNIGHT Re a d e r

T ony Calvan o VIXENS OF SIN m id n ig h t Re a d e r ADDRESS. DON HOLlilOAY TRAMP STREET m id n ig h t r e a d e r TOM KARSELL Ha r r ie t Avon c i r t . .ZONE__ STATE. Pa t r ic k De n n is l i t t l e me ♦Du t t o n , 1961 CREST, 1962 I am «W 31 ssaw W'w« M l Book Servie 1232 Market 8t., Suite I08 San Francisco 2 ,0a llf.

NOW AVAILASLE- Oarol inaTKovuiandOitiu' Ann AldrioK HandUng

A s m B ^ m n o n JOURMET TO A VOMMI...... 33 A >10* OOD GIRL OUT...... ;..... 33 & >10* VOMEir H TBE SEADOWS...... 33 A .10* I AN A WOMÜT...... ^0 A .10» ‘Paula Ohriatian AIOIHER E U D OP LOVE...... 33 A .10» LQIVB 18 WHERE YOO FHID PF...... ^0 A .10» EIXS OP TiriLIGSr...... 33 A .10» Artevais Ssnüli THE THIRD SEX...... 3 3 A .10» OOD GIRL...... 35 A .10» THIS BED «B MADE...... 35 A .10» *Valerie Taylor SIRAKSR OM U S S ^ ...... 33 A .10» » Handling Cbarges

THE SONGS ON WAX U5 RPN EACH 1.98 .15 Handling for FBATURIK each record AVAILABLE O M U THROOSH L is a Bon. THE D.O.B. BOOK SERVICE