and that was our maidenhood--that period of burgeoning femininity of awareness of what we were and what we could become. So--if we wish, later in life, to go back and pick up bits of our un spent frivolous girlhood, why shouldn't we? In passing may I point out that frivolity and capriciousness are two of the feminine qualit- ies that are in greatest contrast to the severity and fixity of the masculine role, The opportunity to express these two qualit- ies in our femmelives is one of the sources of enjoyment in them.

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While we are on the subject of words may I say a few more on the word "Femme Personator" which was presented to you as a sub- stitute for Transvestite, The capitalization of the P without

a space is intentional as the Important word is "Personator", which may be defined, from Webster, as one who personates. And the verb "to personate" means to act the part of, to represent as a person or to invest with personality. This is selected in- stead of IMpersonate because the prefix -im is a negative and de- notes falsity or deception. What we want to set forth here is not the negative and false idea, but the positive and real creation of a feminine personality. We are "investing" a femme-appearance with a personality. Some of you have adopted the expression FP all right, others maintain that it is hard to say and its new etc. I'd like to point out two things. The term FP is important to outsiders in helping to idenify us as a special behavioural type. Within our own group we already know what we are and a distinction is unnecessary. As you play along with the idea a bit and see that the use of this term is part of a long range plan, not just an arbitrary invention of a new word on my part, you will come to understand the semantic importance of it and will feel happier a- bout it. My long range purpose is to achieve some sort of social awareness of our position and to acquire such understanding and acceptance as we can, not just to publish stories etc. for the personal gratification of individuals. There is too much lonliness pain and suffering going on amongst our kind not to want to do something to alleviate it.... this is the purpose of TRANSVESTIA and the various programs and auxilliary publications which Cheva- lier Publications sponsers and puts out. So please add your, bit to pile and go along with the program.

Well, back to the glossary of new terms:

FEMMALIZING and FEMMALATION: The act and condition of femmeliving

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