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- LETTERS, Page 7Gay Visibility
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- The story about our book, After the Ball (BEHAVIOR, July
- 10), though generally excellent, appeared under a headline
- stating that it "urges homosexuals to tone down and blend in."
- This has generated considerable anger and misunderstanding. We
- certainly do not advocate that gays disappear into the woodwork.
- Rather, the gay community should tone down and stand up 1) by
- coming out of the closet and 2) by supporting a bold national
- media campaign that corrects old stereotypes. The public image
- of gays may indeed be moderated as a result of such increased
- visibility, since straights will then find that the vast
- majority of gays are as conventional as they are. But
- heterosexuals will never come to realize this if homosexuals
- continue to lead their otherwise ordinary lives in the closet.
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- Hunter Madsen Marshall Kirk New York City
- Cambridge, Mass.
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