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and take on a new protege. Life for them is a con-
stant round of changing companions, accomplished
only because of their positions.

The same system of using their influence and their
popularity to make sexual contacts holds true of any
number of deviate male stars who enjoy nothing
more than assignment away from Hollywood.

Once they slip out of town they can get away with
things that wouldn’t have been possible under the
scrutiny of Hollywood’s alert gossip press.

They tempt country boys in small towns with the
same promises of fame and glory. Abroad they
seduce everything in sight, flashing broad grins and
using the word Hollywood whenever their meagre
knowledge of foreign languages stumps them.

Television, a younger business than the movies
‘and the theatre, has a number of homosexual execu-
tives in key positions. The old dodge of influence is
- widely utilized to obtain positions for their consorts,
which accounts for the huge number of effeminate
men that people the broadcasting studios.

Agitation by certain groups over the large number
of homosexuals in show business has invariably
ended in a fizzle. Few people care. Others take the
situation for granted. Few believe that it will ever
change. '