Dear Ann Landers,
The teenagers here in Memphis think you are tuned in to our world like no other adult. You must get a ton of mail from teenagers, or you must talk to a lot of kids because you really have the word. Just to keep you posted, I am sending a copy of a question-naire that has been floating around our high school. Nobody knows for sure where this thing got started, but the kids in my crowd, both guys and dolls, think it's pretty good. I would like your opinion of this questionnaire, and I know you will level. Please don't suggest I take it home and get my mother's views. If she saw it, she would faint, and we'd have to call the doctor. Here it is: T h f II e s i ii f Ann L a n ii 111 s !) I Know Thyself Questionnaire (Score the number indicated for each yes answer) Ever gone out with a member of the opposite sex? 4 Ever been kissed? 4 Ever been French kissed? 4 Ever been kissed while in a reclining position? 5 Ever gotten or given a hickey? 3 Ever been kissed in your pajamas? 2 Ever been kissed against your will? 2 Ever parked for more than an hour? 5 Ever said, I love you ? 3 Ever said, I love you to more than one person? 3 Ever gone steady? 4 Ever been picked up by a person you never saw before? 7 Ever played strip poker with a member of the opposite sex? 5 Have you gone all the way? 10 Have you had the desire to go all the way but managed to keep from it? 2 Have you ever made a member of the opposite sex cry? 4 Has a member of the opposite sex ever made you cry? 4 Do you smoke? 2 Do you drink? 2 Ever passed out from drinking? 6 Ever lied to your folks about where you went or with whom? 8 Ever smoke pot? 7 Ever taken an LSD trip? 10 Ever consider the pregnancy route so your folks would have to let you get married? 10 SCORE CHART or under to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 Queer or something Pure as the driven snow Passionate but prudish Normal and decent Indecent Headed for serious trouble 'I Ii I AH L A NIIEIIS 55 to 60 In terrible shape 60 or over Condemned Signed-Normal and Decent

Dear N. and D.,
I can't evaluate this questionnaire because each questionnaire should be evaluated on the basis of the individual scor-ing. Let me say it's darned interesting (though somewhat gamey), and I appreciate your sending it to me. I have always advised my readers to be tolerant ofho?nosexuality. I will admit, however.; that when I first began writing about homosexuality back in the early '60s, I followed the American Psychiatric Association's view that homo-sexuality was a deviant psychiatric disorder. Over the years, I have revised my opinion. I now believe homosexuals are bojyi, not made, and that something in their genetic makeup predetermines sexual orientation. The next step is for society to accord homosexuals the same respect and tol-erance as everyone else. Here are some of the letters I've received on the subject: