Towards a Quaker View of Sex

Meeting Minutes, 19 June 1961

Description:

Group discussed and amended sections on Deviations, Origins of Sexual Behaviour and Paedophilia and invited persons to write new sections on Frigidity and Impotence and on Tranvestitism.

Source:

Keith Wedmore Papers

Text

The Quaker Group on Homosexuality and Other Problems of Sex

Minutes of Meeting held June 19 at the University Women's club, London, W.1.

Present:
Duncan Fairn
Alfred Torrie
Kenneth Barnes
Alastair Heron
Joyce James
Richard Fox
Lotte Rosenberg

Apologies for Absence:
Kenneth Nicholson
Mervyn Parry
Keith Wedmore

1. The section of the draft part V on Deviations, as amended by Richard Fox, was discussed and further amendments were made.

2. The section on Paedophilia was discussed and amended.

3. Part VI on Origins of Sexual Behavior was discussed and amended.

4. Alfred Torrie and Richard Fox were asked to prepare a draft on Frigidity and Impotence.

5. Richard Fox was asked to prepare a draft of Transvestitism and to send these drafts to members prior to the next meeting.

6. Dates of next meetings:--
Sunday, 2nd July at 10:30 a.m. Canceled
Sunday, 8th October at 10:30 a.m.