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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2026 51 Last month, our first occasional article on heterosexuals who were allies of the LGBT community started with Cesar Chavez. Three weeks after our submission to the Breeze, news outlets reported sexual assault allegations involving Chavez with under-aged girls and an adult woman. We contacted the Breeze to retract our article but discovered it was too late. This month features heterosexual, Evelyn Hooker (née Gentry), whose ground-breaking research examined the association between homosexuality and mental health. The Famous LGBT Americans series will resume in June. Hooker was born in Nebraska in 1907. She received her BA and MA in psychology from the University of Colorado and her doctorate in experimental psychology from Johns Hopkins University. Her career at UCLA began in 1940 and lasted for 30 years. In 1941, she married Donn Caldwell, who divorced her after six years. In 1951, she married Edward Niles Hooker, a Professor of English, who died in 1957. Hooker's study of male homosexuals was prompted by a gay student who suggested that she conduct research to determine whether homosexuality was a disorder or, as he suspected, unrelated to a person's psychological makeup. In 1953, she was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to study that topic. Hooker recruited 60 men, with equal numbers of "purely heterosexual" and "purely homosexual" participants, matched for age, IQ, and education. The participants could not be in therapy nor display any obvious mental disturbance. She administered them tests to measure personality, emotional stability, and coherence of thought. Three psychological experts evaluated the results. They could not determine which tests were completed by each group of men. Additional analysis found that there was no measurable difference between the gays and straights regarding their psychological adjustment. Hooker concluded that there was no association between homosexuality and psychological maladjustment. After Hooker's retirement in 1970, she continued working as a psychologist in private practice for several years. The American Psychological Association presented Hooker in 1991 with the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest and in 1992 with the Lifetime Achievement Award. She died at her home in Santa Monica in 1996. For more information and for the sources for this article, please go to the Rainbow Group's Facebook page or request a copy via our email (rainbowgroup@myyahoo.com). The locations and times of Rainbow Group events are available via our Facebook page or email. ~ Dan Hazeltine and Frank Galvan Rainbow Group This month, we will present wines from Costco and their Kirkland Brand. Don't get discouraged if you're not a Costco member. California law allows you to purchase alcohol at Costco without a membership. Did you know Costco is one of the largest sellers of wine in the U.S.? The Kirkland brand has expanded over the years and their relationship with the wineries has allowed them to source very good quality wines for their private label. The meeting is on Thursday, May 21, doors open at 5:15 pm. Please bring two glasses and a bottle of wine to enjoy between pours and something to share with your tablemates. This is an election year for the wine club. Positions up for election are President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. We don't have any candidates for the secretary position at this time. If you are interested, you have to attend three steering committee meetings to be eligible. The Steering Committee meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 4:30 pm in the RCN Conference Room. Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions. If you have any ideas for future wines or topics, please call or email me. ~ Tom DePaola, tomdepaola@roadrunner.com, (714) 404-1956 Taste d'Vine Our spring Happy Hour event at e Courts

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