About 5 years ago I began to acquire my own personal wardrobe. This was necessary since the clothes I had for- merly worn no longer fit. I have an adequate wardrobe as far as undergarments are concerned but as for dresses, gowns coats, eto. my wardrobe meagre. Problems of storage

arise and since I still reside with my parents, the con- cealment of a formal ball gown or coat is a real problem. With marriage and my own apartment I intend to acquire a complete wardrobe.

My sexual life has always been heterosexual and nor- mal and the fact that I am still single was made out of choice. Homosexuality does not interest me in the least although I hold no ill will and sympathize with their plight. Being a TV one probably comes in contact with homosexuals more than the average person and my disinclin- ation towards this form of expression is based on combat experience.

TRANSVESTIA has played an important role in my present attitudes toward TVism It's biggest contribution to me has been the acquiring of a sense of belonging. I've been a practicing TV since I was 10 and over a period of some 20 years you can get quite lonely and frustrated. I' had read everthing on the subject I could find during that period and I was well aware that my tastes were not unique However, the scarcity of literature on the subject fitted in quite neatly with the dream world existance familiar to and nurtured by all TVs. TRANSVESTIA sort of woke me up and made me look upon TV as something not so terribly wrong Seeing others in a similar "plight" made me feel that things really aren't that bad and I stopped feeling sorry for myself because I know there are others with sim- ilar tastes and desires and probably bigger problema

Through the magazine I have been able to meet several other TVs which was an exciting experience since although I had read about others over this 20 year period I had never actually met a single one. These meeting began only about 6 months ago but since that time my entire outlook and opinion has changed. The first thing I discovered