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Cecil Heath and Mary Holden from the Friends Temperance and Moral Welfare Union discussed strategies for addressing homosexuality at the Yearly Meeting. Committee agreed to hold a one-day conference in June with selected guests and to publish a…

Most of meeting devoted to amending sections of the report and assigning members to revise sections for the next meeting. Keith Wedmore reported on financial underwriting for the group's work.

Group agreed to subsidize travel costs of participants as needed; continued to try to develop link with the Meeting for Sufferings; spent considerable time identifying key points of a statement they could issue; affirmed importance of this group…

Group spent most of the meeting reviewing and revising the draft of the pamphlet. Responded to request for speaker from the Essex and Suffolk Quarterly Meeting. Anna Bidder urged group to be strong in its resolve as she departed for extended time…

The group affirmed their name; members reported on their activities; discussion about how best to get input from Young Friends; memo attached that Wedmore wrote in 1956--The Invert and Society.

Group discusses next steps with Stephen Thorne and Doris Eddington from Society of Friends; affirmed that what they have learned goes beyond Young Friends and perhaps even the Society; takes first step to draft a statement of concern to publish.

Committee agreed to produce a lengthy informative pamphlet, a first draft to be reviewed at the June conference. Group reviewed agenda for the conference as well as whom to invite. Draft of letter to The Friend circulated for comments.

Bidder announced 1960-61 sabbatical requiring another chair of group; discussed approach to Friends--not to present moral code or finding, but to enable dialogue and learning; continued discussion of value of homosexuality in society and comparison…

Group discussed invitations to join the group (Joyce James added); discussed what known and understood about homosexuality and when it might be creative; affirmed higher value of heterosexual partnerships and asked what value can be seen in…

Group spent most of this meeting reviewing amended sections of the draft report. Kenneth Barnes brought an invitation for a television appearance which the group decided to postpone until after the report is published.