S1R,—I am reluctant to write another letter on the subject
of homosexuality as the Spectator has been generous in the amount of space it has already given to this discussion. However, during this week, there have been reports in the press about a case of a type which is, unhappily, very much more common than those who are complacent about the present state of the law would have us believe.
Two men, aged sixty-six and forty-one, gassed themselves at Bilston, Staffs, because they had been questioned by the police in connection with allega- tions of indecent actions between men. There is no indication that anyone other than consenting adults was concerned in these incidents.
It is hard to see how the Government can feel justified in continuing to allow this type of intrusion into the private lives of responsible adults. Only by the most twisted reasoning could it be argued that the result in this case was in the public interest.—
Secretary
The Homosexual Law Reform Society, 32 Shaftesbury A venue, WI
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