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May 1961

AAs Should Be Honest About Sex Problems

One member's plea for more widespread discussion and understanding of a seldom-mentioned subject in the recovery program

MANY people who write on the subject of sex problems feel obliged to explain that sex is basically good--that it is God's method of guaranteeing the reproduction of mankind. This startling information is usually supplied defensively, almost as if to combat the grim possibility that sex might be legislated out of existence if somebody doesn't present a worth-while case for it. The authors, of course, are really pleading for the right to discuss sex difficulties openly. Prudery on the printed page was vanquished a long time ago, but the near-pornography which replaced it is a poor counterfeit of honesty. Truth is still mighty hard to find, and it's even harder to present.

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