15 AUGUST 1987, page 21

Sir: Whatever Possessed You To Let Roy Kerridge Loose On

the gay scene? His Sir: Whatever possessed you to let Roy Kerridge loose on the gay scene? His hysterical rantings and grotesque gener- alisations — such as the supposed age......

Casting Stones

Sir: I wrote that Christopher Hitchens did not mention St Clair's book among his ack nowledgements; he now (Letters, 8 August) denies this, and refers readers to P.27. I am......

Real Perversion

Sir: The ignorance and silliness of Roy Kerridge's article, 'Predatory Homosex - uals' (8 August), would be laughable were it not so ugly. Would he judge heterosex - ual life by......

Sir: I May Have Missed A Couple, But It Is

my reckoning that Peter Wright gets 38 mentions in your 8 August issue. One of these was in Paul Johnson's suggested opinion poll question, 'Are you bored to death with the......

Fond Of War

Sir: Mr Welch wonders who said, 'It is well that war is so terrible, else we would grow too fond of it,' in his review 'Some of the Mud Sticks' (Books, 25 July). It was Robert......

Ufo Frenzy

Sir: I found Mr Adrian Berry's review of Above Top Secret: The Worldwide UFO Cover-up (Books, 1 August) as bizarre as the subject matter concerned, in particular his fear that......

A Wright Scandal

Sir: I wish to register my disgust with the publishers of Peter Wright's Spycatcher. I don't know about your copy, but in mine the miserably narrow central margins necessitate......

Sir: I Find Mr Kerridge's Article On

ho mosexuality, with its fascination in the more bizarre practices, and advocacy of repression through guilt, sad and curiously repellent. I am reminded in more ways than one of......