of the organization has the time and money you will put him in touch with a number of other "Friends." I refer to your infrequent sponsoring of a gay tour where kindred spirits have a chance to mingle and even meet their neighbors across the seas. Is there any more danger in knowing the name and address of someone who writes an inspiring letter to the organization which is published in the magazine, than there is in being constantly in the company with the same persons for two weeks or more, traveling and staying in hotels together? In the case of the trip, you are just as responsible for putting the persons in touch.

Sirs

NEW ORLEANS

and you

Perhaps I shouldn't say it can quote me in your new magazine if you like but the break away from your old sewing circle atmosphere is long overdue. I hope your avowal of open mind and heart toward the contemporary viewpoint on sex and sexual freedoms is complete. From what I have observed in my cross-country jaunt, the attitude of most people in the large metropolitan areas has changed considerably in the last ten years. There is much more crossing the lines (the artificial barrier between hetero and homosexual. This is not to say that American puritan hypocrisy is no longer with us in matters of sex. Apparently the American is still a guilt-ridden, gawky adolescent, confused and irresponsible. But this applies to heterosexual relations as much as it does to homosexual. The sad fact is that the latter in the East more so than in California have been unable to liberate themselves from their baneful inheritance. Maybe it's impossible, given the massive combine of schools, Church, police and organized psychiatry all attuned to the gospel of repression.

But enough of these observations! Washington is very gay but very discreet Big Brother is watching, you know I sometimes think the whole "District of Columbia" should be sunk under water The country would probably go on just as it now is. The bars here are sedate no walking around, standing, or dancing. The patrons are restrained compared with Southern California ways. There is no night life, except that I have mentioned. The suburbs of Washington are the dreariest imaginable. The slums are preferable to other parts because there is a little activity there.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Sirs

The October issue of Tangents was excellent, and the convict story too moving. Wow!

Hope all is well on Cahuenga Blvd. and to be soon getting even better

Sirs

LOS ANGELES

Do you view SHINDIG on your California TV? It's one of the best produced shows very effective camera work. It's really mad. Don't miss the movie CAT BALLOU one of the best Hollywood films in ages. Michael Callan and Dwayne Hickman are wildly charming Lee Marvin delightful and the Indian boy really beautiful in a strange way I especially liked the scene in which Lee Marvin adorns himself with the assistance of the Indian boy in cowboy regalia. I also liked Mr Marvin in his lavender longhandled underwear The picture has been enormously successful here in the East and in Europe.

Sirs

BALTIMORE

The letter from Mr H, a few issues back is very very right. Islands are an answer for the homosexual. I know of one nice Island in Northern Greece which could be bought rather reasonably but it involves getting people of maturity together who have something definite to offer Wiring, building, farming skills are required. The Isle I have in mind has one house, some water supply of its own. but a better supply on a main Island 8 miles away where there are also two huge white sandy beaches with not one soul to use them. The Isle has a small cove to moor a boat on, most of the Isle has sheer cliffs which fall into the beautiful water a paradise for diving enthusiasts. It would probably not be necessary to ever wear clothes except in bad weather But this is only one place there are literally hundreds of Islands in the Adriatic, Agean.

Personally I can contribute 3,000 1.p. discs, 15,000 books covering all topics, a pipe organ, and a grand piano.

The only way to do it is take ads in the foreign homophile publications and see what the response is. Let's work on some project before we die!

JIM'

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