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NORTH AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS
The following is a list of organizations and groups that offer support plus educational and social opportunities for crossdressers. TVs and TSS and their significant others. We urge that you support these groups. TV CONNECTION group listings are free. All listings must be submitted on our group listing form. Please send your requests to DM INTERNATIONAL P.O. Box 16188 Seattle, WA 98116-0188 USA or our Canadian office. P.O.Box 93519. Nelson Park PO, Vancouver. BC V6E 4L7. Our listings are compiled from submissions to us. monthly group newsletters. and from other publications.
CANADA
ILLUSIONS SOCIAL CLUB
Contact: Barbie and/or Bryan
6802 Ogden Road SE Calgary, Alberta T2C 1B4 Phone (403) 236-7072 days 9:30 am to 6:00 pm Fax (403) 236-1304. Nature: A social club for the TV/TS lifestyle. Meetings 2nd Saturday and last Thursday each month. We offer a safe environment for our members to "come out" in. This is a very open- minded but "no sex, no drugs" club. The club has two branches one in Edmonton and one in Calgary. There is a $30 membership fee that includes our 40 page bimonthly magazine. It's informative, interesting and fun!
HOMOPHILE ASSOCIATION OF LONDON, ONTARIO (HALO) c/o Richard Hadler 649 Colborne St.
London, ONT Canada N6A 3Z2
(519) 433-3762
Comments: Community center for lesbians & gays. TVs & TSS frequently attend licensed events. Wednesday, Friday & Saturday.
Meeting Schedule: April, July, October, January.
TRANSSEXUALS IN PRISON c/o Mrs. Patricia Fisher Box 293 5858 Cote de Neiges Boulevard Montreal, Quebec H3S 2S6
Your group listing could be here
UNITED STATES
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL GENDER INFORMATION SERVICE (AEGIS)
P.O. Box 33724 Decatur, GA 30033 (404) 939-0244 8 pm - 12 midnight is best
Services: We are an information clearing house and referral service. Also publish Chrysalis Quarterly.
CAPITOL CITY CHAPTER P.O. Box 3312 Salem, OR 97302 Attn: Laurie Ann Phone number offered after receipt of first letter Comments: Social/support group offered for heterosexual TVs, TSs, & their significant others, and those who enjoy the company of crossdressers. We offer help with make-up, shopping and passing skills. Meeting schedule varies.
CAROLINA TRANS-SENSUAL ALLIANCE P.O. Box 25100, Suite 188 Charlotte, NC 28229-5100 (704) 551-8838
Services: A support group for crossdressers, transgendereds, transsexuals, transvestites, etc., for the greater Charlotte and Carolinas area. An open group for all, with no restrictions as to sexual preference(s). Publish extensive monthly newsletter. Annual dues only $35, including newsletter.
EDUCATIONAL TV CHANNEL P.O. Box 426486
San Francisco, CA 94142 (510) 549-2665.
Comments: ETVC. Phone is 24 hour answering machine. A message describes the club and the caller can
leave a message. A person will answer the phones Tuesdays-Fridays 7-10 pm
SWAN'S INNER SORORITY Contact: Wendi Seabreeze P.O. Box 1423
San Jose, CA 95109 (408) 297-1423 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Comments: Open semi-sexual unique family of TVs, TGS, TSS and Dos who are actually helping and communicating with each other. Support group and service to community that is loving and aiding those in need and distress; we simply wish to have fun and share as girls. We welcome all, including those in small towns where no local group meets. SIS is worldwide. Local meetings held once a month, when it's convenient for sorority sisters.
TRANSSEXUALS IN PRISON -TN 1517 Court Street Suite #4 Memphis, TN 38104-2402 Comments: TIP is a support group for TV/TS inmates, via the mail. We have two offices, in Memphis and Montreal, Canada, and publish a quarterly newsletter. We also operate a pen-pal service out of the Memphis office. We ask for a donation from outsiders for the newsletter and pen-pal service.
WEST TEXAS GENDER ALLIANCE Contact: Marlina Dawn Murphy
P.O. Box 30413
San Angelo, TX 76903-0413 Phone and fax (915) 944- 1381
Comments: Nonsexual support for TV/ TS family and friends. Open support group, member of Star Connection. Meetings 2nd Saturday every month at 7:00 pm. President publishes Petticoat Junction Magazine, a national/ international monthly mag aimed at the transgendered community.
FEMALE/MALE SURVEY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FEMALE / MALE SURVEY
Some predict that this is the year of the woman in politics. Do women have different priorities and atti- tudes about government, and if so, how do they differ? Here's a chance to compare your views with those of some experts:
1. It's Election Day. It's raining, everything's gone wrong in your personal and business day and you figure your vote won't make a difference anyway, so you decide not to vote. You are more likely to be:
Male() Female ( )
2. Government should stay out of child care and leave it up to the families, with all funding coming from private sources. If you believe this and vote against the government support for child care, you're more likely to be:
Male() Female ()
3. Voters who place homelessness and poverty near the top of their list of priorities for government assis- tance are more apt to be:
Male () Female ( )
4. A proposed national family medical leave plan would allow homosexuals who live together to be considered as couples. If you would vote against this inclusion, you're more likely to be:
Male () Female ()
5. There's a new conflict in a Third World country where American prestige may be on the line. Some feel that in order to save face, protect economic interests, and improve America's image as a world force, we should send in troops. If you support military intervention, you're more likely to be:
Male () Female ( )
6. The man running for mayor whose political and economic views you support has recently been ac- cused of being a homosexual. I fyou stope campaign- ing for him and switch your vote, chances are you're
a:
Male () Female ( )
7. You've just been named to a prominent position in the mayor's office. If you view the position primarily as a stepping stone to higher office, more money, control and power, you're more likely to be:
Male() Female ()
8. When you think of law-and-order issues, sexual harassment, rape and family violence are relatively low on your list. Chances are you're:
Male () Female ( )
9. As a representative of your district, you're involved in a heated debate with colleagues. Compromise and negotiation are vital. If you find your gender gives you
some advantages, chances are you're:
Male () Female ( )
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10: You support the death penalty. You're more likely to be:
Male () Female ( )
ANSWERS:
Before you check your answers, remember that we're dealing with generalities. There are plenty of men and women who cross over on all these issues. 1. MALE. Women are more likely to get to the polls and vote than men. In 1988, 5,924,630 more women than men voted for president.
2. MALE. While large numbers of men are concerned with getting more help from the government with child care, more women than men favor support for working parents and child care.
3. FEMALE. According to a poll conducted by Life. magazine, 50 percent more women than men believe poverty and homelessness should be an "extremely important" government priority.
4. MALE. Studies show that women are more tolerant of differences in sexual preferences. Life magazine's poll showed 80 percent of women would favor such a proposal, compared with 62 percent of the men questioned.
5. MALE. Women are generally much less concerned with "saving face" or maintaining image. They are more likely to want to continue negotiation and less likely to use force under any circumstances. 6. MALE. Female voters tend to be more tolerant of all issues relating to homosexuals and more compassionate and vigilant about the needs of those afflicted with AIDS.
7. MALE. Women who enter the political race are generally less concerned with money, power and prestige and more concerned with specific is- sues. Women in politics are less likely to view the office as a stepping stone.
8. MALE. Because females are more likely to be victims of such crimes, tougher laws regarding the offenses are usually higher on their list.
9. FEMALE. In such a situation, women often have a distinct advantage. Most men find it easier to back down from a strong stand when talking to a woman than when dealing with a male competi-
tor.
10. MALE. Males are more likely than females to support the death penalty, whereas women are more apt to choose life imprisonment.
If you answered eight of 10 of these questions correctly, you're better informed than most on this issue.