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able of completing the physical union of marriage.
Wives point out that it is unlikely that men, in top
physical shape and supposedly deprived of sex for
long periods while on the road, are really that im-
potent. Many have boldly suspected their husband’s
best pal as being responsible.

Medical authorities are inclined to agree. One told
me, “‘Living as they do in a man’s world, athletes
look for substitutes for women. These male friend-
ships frequently lead to experimentation. Homo-
sexual incidents, begun in the name of just ‘playing
around’ often end up more seriously than either
male anticipated.”

Like female impersonation, muscle building was
once an honorable pursuit. It produced numerous
men of enormous strength who performed thrilling
exhibitions on the stage and in the circus. For ordi-
nary males it was a healthy and body-toning
exercise. »

Today, muscle building is anathema to many who
might otherwise practice it. The activity has been
taken over throughout the United States; for that
matter, across the globe, by men, young and old,
who are out and out homosexuals. :

Santa Monica’s famed Muscle Beach was raided
last year after complaints of homosexual conduct