Collection of letters written to the 1st overtly homosexual journal within the United States.
Long earlier than the Stonewall riots, ONE magazine—the first brazenly homosexual journal within the United States—offered a favorable point of view of homosexuality and inspired homosexual humans to withstand discrimination and persecution. regardless of a restricted per month move of just a couple of thousand, the journal encouraged the substance, personality, and tone of the early American homosexual rights flow. This publication is a set of letters written to the journal, a small variety of which have been released in a single, yet so much of them weren't. The letters candidly discover concerns reminiscent of police harassment of homosexual and lesbian groups, antigay activity purges, and the philosophical, clinical, and non secular meanings of homosexuality.
“Although Letters to at least one is technically a secondary resource, it usually reads like a main resource. wanting truly vacationing the single archive, this paintings could be the closest that Loftin’s readers will come to listening to the voices of an previous age of gays and lesbians.” — H-Net studies (H-Histsex)
“[a] outstanding publication … approximately homosexual and lesbian existence within the Fifties and ’60s.” — la occasions
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Collection of letters written to the 1st overtly homosexual journal within the United States.
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“Although Letters to at least one is technically a secondary resource, it frequently reads like a major resource. in need of really traveling the only archive, this paintings could be the closest that Loftin’s readers will come to listening to the voices of an prior age of gays and lesbians. ” — H-Net studies (H-Histsex)
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It seems to me that your society is in a unique position to make worthwhile basic contributions to human knowledge concerning homosexuality. With such a large cooperating group, research projects could be undertaken, and the data so obtained be reported in the scientific literature to become a permanent addition to medical 36 / Letters to ONE and then to general information. , but by being the first to explain scientifically WHAT THEY ARE. Such a positive approach could be the beginning of a great movement in the right direction.
Philip 24 November 1961 Small town in northwestern Ohio Dear one; I’ve recognized myself as a homosexual for five years. I was introduced to Gay life at the age of 10, not by others, but by older neighborhood boys, at the time I was terrified, but later on I enjoyed it. This period went for two years. During the remainder of Grade school and High School I was dormant, and inactive, I never dated girls. Never attended the co‑ed parties. In my yearbook during Senior year I was considered quiet, friendly, and independent.
The society, which humorously we call civilization, has produced us and then regretted the fact—therefore rejecting us as freaks. . but if you wish to know what I look like, there’s a picture of me in the pen‑pal list of March Dig mag. ] when I sent it in. It’s still as said. The reason I’m mentioning this is probably for the sake of my vanity. . but I said a little of what I wanted to get off my chest. There’s so much more to say but the space is limited. If you wish to re‑print any of this in One you may—minus name, for obvious reasons.