*** THE FUTURE OF TRANSVESTIA

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The past two issues of TVia have set forth a pro- posal for its organisation in which departments have been outlined. I am afraid that this nice little set-

up will have to be changed. The fault lies with you, dear readers! Most of you are so used to buying Bizarre, Fantasia, Exotique and similar magazines in which you pay your money and take what you get for better or worse, that the idea of having a magazine of your own to which you can make substantial contributions of opinions and experiences hasn't quite "taken". There are conspicuous exceptions and those of you who have made contributions know that I mean you. But you are in the minority. Use- ful contributions for several of the departments origin- ally planned have just not been forthcoming and there- fore the departments have had to be abandoned until some- thing appropriate comes up.

For example, the "Question Box" in No. 1 stirred up nary a comment on the question proposed. Neither did it bring forth any ideas of other questions that readers would like discussed in future issues. Therefore, itis being deleted until such time as a good question does turn up. The article by Dr. J.J. asked some pointed questions and invited comment pro or con. Again, there was not a single mention of the article nor the question raised in any letter received.

This is really too bad because this magazine could be a force for helping its readers to better understand and deal with their own motivations and tensions by pass- ing around from one reader to another bits of insight and explanation which from time to time strike a familiar chord and provide a starting point for an individual to understand himself. Some of the opinions expressed in the Virgin Views column of No. 2 did just that for one