European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Arm Landers monday Mays 1983 the stars and stripes Page 11letters dear Ann Landers i am an 18-year old Guy with a very big problem. Recently my Mother found some _ homosexual magazines under my mattress and told my father when they faced me with the i evidence and asked if i was Gay i did t we. See any Point in try is / ing to Fie. V to this has really destroyed my folks they Are begging me to change. I understand their disappointment. I am their Only son and they want grandchildren to carry on the family name. We have had plenty of Faiks arid j Nave heard every thing from would you be willing logo to a hypnotist to Well buy you a new  All my friends at work know i m Gay and accept me the Way i am. Actually i Don i want to change. I be known since 1 was about 8 years old hat 1 was different. Bat i can t stand to Sec my parents so torn up. When my dad said i d rather have you killed in an Accident or die from cancer i realized How Elliis Juu affy Clad him. Shall 1 try to deny my True feelings. And go to a hypnotist could he change me was i born this Way or what some people say a psychiatrist can nuke Gay straight. Is in True should i move out and Lead my own life i can t Ake much More of this. Feeling Low in Memphis dear Memphis some people say hypnotism mid Psychia try can change a homosexual into � Hetero sexual. I in not at Alt sure Fht is True. You ii what cause homosexuality. No body knows for certain. Some of my consultants insist sexuality is fixed at by Rah. Others say in is  1 believe some people born  am others become Gay for a misty of reasons. Moving out and leading your own life b rut the answer. Your parents need Loun de stand a great Deal More than they do so Tny Cin accept you he Way you Are. Unless they Are willing to try you Wilt be lost to them forever i Hope they will Contact the federation of parents & friends of lesbians and cays inc. This organization is for parents who were bewildered and heartsick to learn that their children Are homosexual. By under standing this Jeff Eton from the Norm and meeting with other parents who have trawled be same Road they were Able to accept their children and make peace with themselves. The address it . Box 24565, los Angeles Calif 90024. Enclose � Lone self addressed stamped 39 cents postage envelope. Dear Ann Landers this is for that lady from Wisconsin who thinks her jeweler switched diamonds on her when she look her ring in to have the mounting changed. I la bet her Diamond did t look the same Way because she wore in while she did her housework. When a Diamond is subjected to grease and grime it loses its brilliance. Here s a lip. Boil the ring in a Small pan with a Tablespoon of dishwasher detergent. It work like a Charm. Eunice f. Of Philadelphia dear Eunice sorry dear i m mixing your suggestion. A Friend of mine put her 12-Carat, Ptter Shaheid Diamond to pan to Boll added det Eicem and forgot about u when the phone rang. Twenty minutes later the Beard 4se. The water had boiled out and her Diamond Trai shattered. Is. There s no Btu Nike in Carer a Freak Accident like that Breidert with  10 while to Newt America Syndi Cate column lil Lait trl May  w Art 01 to Skrl and sir let Apo will . Porn Soldier counted his blessings during Hospital stay i recently spent a Little Over five weeks in the Nuernberg army Hospital after having undergone major knee surgery. While there i had a lot of Lime for reflection. I came to realize that we As american scr ice members. Arc far luckier than we realize or Are willing o admit. There arc Many soldiers and dependents in Europe who spend much time complaining about the service received from the medical corps Over Here. I Challenge you to visit someone in a european Hospital especially a military Hospi Tal 1 also Challenge you to visit civilian hospitals in the Stales and Check out the things that they pay outrageous prices for that we receive free. For example personal earn by the Hospi Tal staff. One might think that it is no big Deal after All they arc just doing their Job. I submit that in addition to their As signed duties they run around trying to pacify grown men by changing their television channels nicking up a Book that a patient dropped pit the floor Well within reach pouring him a drink of water and various either menial chores that Are per Sonal in nature secondly the doctors. The average sol Dier thinks that the military doctor is a re classified infantryman with an above average it score. I have found through experience that they Are highly trained extremely capable individuals who came in the army obviously not for the pay but to serve and serve they do. They Are on Call for All intents and Pur poses. 14 hours a Day 365 Days a year. Sickness Ami injury take no Lime off. They must make Quality and in most cases life and death decisions daily. Thirdly the food service personnel. These folks really take the hits no matter where you arc especially in a Hospital. Letter results in new passport Rule i wish to bring the following situation to your attention because i fed in has the Polc Lial to adversely affect the readiness of some units or individuals in Europe. I recently needed to apply for a new tourist passport and was told by the rams Cin a civilian base personnel office Capo that i had to submit my most recent passport along with the application. B because 1 held both a valid tourist passport and official passport and because the official passport was the most recently issued t was asked to surrender it alone with the application far a new tourist passport. I was told the processing would take six to eight weeks and that during this Lime j would be unable to perform toy requiring an official passport. Were i a military member with a toy or mobility commitment requiring an official passport i presume i would be unable to fulfil it in the United states passports can be obtained by mail in a few Days or by visiting the appropriate Federal Agency. In Europe we cannot apply by Marl and i am told our consulate in Frankfurt will not renew passports for individuals appearing in person. If this is True we have another Clear example of How those of us stationed in Europe Are not afforded the same considerations As citric is within the Continental United Stales. John e. Peters. Kapaun As Germany editor s note Raymond w. Sci Ell. Chief consular Section american Consul ale Frankfurt replies under existing procedures applicants for replacement passports Are required to submit heir most recent passport along with their application for a new one. Taken literally this would mean that he letter writer should submit his official passport rather than his tourist passport if As he stated be former is newer than the latter. It seems Clear however that the requirement la submit the most recoil passport was written with the image private citizen in mind not a is. Government employee who might possess two valid passports of different types at the same Lime. In the latter situation we would agree with Itic idler writer that it nukes no sense to submit the newer official passport if the older tourist passport is the one that is actually being replaced. We have accordingly referred this Issue to the . Passport office fur clarification. In cases of this Type the passport office has advised us that it docs not Mailer which of the two passports is sent in along with the new application As Long As the passport submitted Nus issued within the but eight years. 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