JADE-201 Homo Hill

Introduction

DO YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS?

“By and large, the roots of homosexuality may be found in an almost classic pattern. Dominant mother, subservient father. Neither of these can be prosecuted, yet we wonder—should they not be, morally?

“Who is more guilty of a ‘crime’ against the norm —those who actively contribute, indeed create it, or the poor, misguided, psychologically incurable person known as the homosexual?… And we can go back a few more steps, and blame society at large, for allowing this colossal ignorance to prevail, about this unpleasant subject that heretofore has been discussed only in whispers.

“The truth is, all of us are to some degree homosexual by nature, either latent or overt. Homosexuality is a sexual adolescence that some of us, about fifteen percent, never outgrow.”

MATT BRADLEY PULLS NO PUNCHES IN PRESENTING HIS FRIGHTENING PICTURE OF THIS CREEPING THREAT TO OUR MORAL CODES, TO OUR SOCIAL STRUCTURE ITSELF.

Foreword 

If you haven’t read anything at all on the subject, Homo Hill will probably intrigue you. If you have, it will almost certainly frighten you.

Mr. Bradley, in my humble opinion, is one of the foremost lay authorities on the subject of homosexuality in this country.

As he so often (perhaps too often) reiterates, his object in writing this book and its best-selling forerunner Faggots to Burn was simply to make money. I don’t think that’s entirely true. He certainly shows, in his approach to a vital, very real social problem, an inborn compassion for those among us who do not quite measure up to the sexual norm required by our present-day society.

Rather than making a case for the homosexual, he makes a case, a strong one, against prudery. As he states, you can’t abolish homosexuality by ignoring it. I consider this book to be a most revealing documentation of the homosexual life. Over Mr. Bradley’s protests, I even consider it to be a significant work of much merit.

I have read it with great interest and recommend it highly. It is, as the author states, a most honest book. It’s certainly not monumental; just as certainly, it’s a milestone. It is probably the most interesting and revealing such book ever written in the language of the layman—the person who sees, who is interested and affected, but who does not necessarily understand.

Mr. Bradley understands, and thereby contributes much to our understanding. Society owes him a debt of gratitude. This book should sell a million copies.

I hope it does.

New York, N.Y., 1963

A.E.W. Arthur