How do I not be a homosexual?
Date: June 23, 1978.
Credit: The Miss Margaret Robins Archives of Women’s College Hospital. Dr. Marion Powell fonds, POW-4-0061.
This letter reads:
Dear Dr. Powell:
My problem is a sexual one.
I think I am a homosexual, but I have no desire to be one.
At present, I have close friends of both sexes, and they all believe me to be “normal”. I have had 3 girlfriends, but I have always broken the relationship because I felt I was deceiving them.
I want to be normal, and need to know what kinds of counselling and cures are available.
Please don’t ignore this letter, I don’t know where else to obtain information.