in the future to help this type of person to understand and accept him- self, to provide him with a rational philosophy concerning the phenom- enon and the means of explaining his position to others for the mutual benefit of both. It has been a great personal satisfaction to me to re- ceive letters continually indicating that my efforts in this endeavor have had the effect of freeing some of you from your locked rooms; of reassuring you because you now realize that you are not alone; and of relieving the minds of some of you who have been led to think of your- selves as probably homosexual (even though you may have never had an experience of that type) simply because other non-understanding per- sons whether lay or professional assumed that the expression of femin- inity through clothing was a manifestation of homosexuality.

SO TRANSVESTIA will continue to take up the cudgels in behalf of the heterosexual man who enjoys expressing his inner femininity through cross dressing. Other types of persons will either have to seek else- where for material to their liking or find a magazine of their own. We do not condemn anyone since we believe in the motto, "TO EACH HIS OWN", but I am principally concerned with serving my own kind. The old proverb says, "Don't judge others by yourself". However, mod- ern psychology has shown that only by matching others against your own true self and experiences can you judge anything. So in this case I am judging my readers by myself. That is to say I am presenting material, offering points of view, giving aid and comfort, and organ- izing activities which I think will be of interest and benefit to my own kind of people. Please don't take this to mean that I am trying to make you all carbon copies of me or asking you to think, act and do as I do. Not at all. I am merely proceeding on the assumption that there are thousands of other heterosexually oriented males who, through one circumstance or another, have learned to express the "girl within", who enjoy doing so, but who have never been able to do so freely and without guilt and fear. It is for you that I produce this magazine and write my editorials, it is for you, my own people, that I have set up FPE and the Foundation, but it is to you that I look for moral as well as financial support, and for contributions of ideas, material and help as and where it is needed. We may never sell TVism to the public at large, but we will certainly make it more understandable, less fright- ening and more enjoyable through our combined efforts.

Your Editor-- Virginia

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