TOWARD UNDERSTANDING

The purpose of this column is to create a better understanding of homosexual problems through the psyciatric viewpoint.

BLANCHE M. BAKER M.D.. PH.D.

Dear Dr. Baker.

I have a problem for which I would ask your help if you can give it to me.

I am definitely heterosexual and in my forties and have always been considered effeminate and have been ostracized accordingly. I realize that I am effeminate and my reactions are not masculine. It has been suggested to me that I should seek as a female companion or wife, my counterpart who would be a woman with male characteristics-large, strong and with male reactions. I have, however, never seen such a woman. I am told that this type of woman exists among lesbians. Is this so? And if it is, how can I establish a contact?

Dear M. G.,

Mr. M. G. Quebec

The general layout of your letter indicates that you are more interested

in the creative arts than in commercial or mechanical activities. Have you ever thought that it might be possible for you to find more satisfactory companionship among men and women working in the field of creative arts? A number of career women depend upon the masculine side of their natures for self expression. Many people have found a permanent release and self-awareness through interest in one or more of the creative arts such as amateur dramatics, the graphic arts, interior decoration, architectural design and even creative writing. If you enjoyed reading ONE you might ask yourself what you could contribute to it.

Apparently you have been trying to associate with the wrong people for you. In the field of the arts you would find people who speak your own language. In such a creative field you could be more self-expressive of what you really are, whereas

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