enough strength to tell my wife about my TV problem, which meant that for the first time in my life someone else shared what I thought was the most terrible thing that could ever happen to anyone on this earth. Through the eyes of my wonderful wife I began to look at my desires in a different light because her understanding of some thing that she did not know existed was that of an intelligent and mature person.

Not long after I had first told my wife about my secret desire I luckily came across a magazine named TRANSVESTIA that has helped me in a great many ways to gain a better understanding of transvest- ism. It perhaps helped me most of all in finding that I was not unique in my desires. I learned that many married men had similar problems and were working them out and that the need to dress up is an important outlet for emotional frustrations that is necessary for the well being of the true TV.

So, in reflecting on the events that composed my life this past year I find that two people have played an important part in lifting what was formerly an insurmountable barrier.. .one was, of course, the girl that I married and the other is Virginia Prince. Through your efforts, Ginnie, you have made a magazine available that brings know- ledge and expression to a group of men that can really use your lead- ership. I wish to thank you, Ginnie, for your wonderful efforts in making my life a more liveable one.

Very sincerely

FRAN (49-C-1) And I in turn thank you Fran, that is a very heart warming letter. I am glad too that you told your wife and that she proved understanding. Perhaps it will lend more courage to some of our girls who are fearful of telling wives..... Ed.

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Dear Charles:

The least interesting reading I find (in the magazine) is the quasi-professional articles about TVism. There was a time when I was interested, but it hasnt answered the problem nor provided a sol- ution...how to be at one with the world and be a TV as well. desirable it would be to be accepted as a TV by the world. quasi-clinical treatises can only tell us that we won't be, know that. What we all would like to know is what can we do about it? How to achieve and fulfill our dreams and desires? That is

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