price to the magazine than simple publication alone would have warranted. (for the information of those who feel that this has brought an undue profit to Chev- alier, I can only say this: For tax purposes I had to calculate the total gross income and the total outlay for 1962. When I divided the difference between these two by the average hours spent per week, on some as- pect of Chevalier or the Foundation, I found that I was earning at the rate of 74¢ an hour. This I think is an adequate answer to those who feel that advantage is being taken of subscribers to TRANSVESTIA).

As stated earlier I bear no ill will toward the in- itiators or supporters of this new venture. I would, however, be less than human if I did not voice my per- sonal feelings on two or three important matters.

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1. The prospectus says that the "legal name of the publisher will appear on every masthead without fear of legal or other complications". I cannot but feel that this is a dig at me because mine does not. But I would point out that perhaps the publisher of TURN- ABOUT has only himself to think about. I had (and have) a number of other persons dependent on me for a living or who would be seriously hurt by any scandal involving me. Therefore, a legally fictious name was both necessary and proper. Moreover, it is quite a different thing to be brave in this respect today when magazine devoted to the interests of Transvestites has already been in the mails and on public view in many cities for three years, during which time the fed- eral and local authorities have had a chance to see it, buy it, read it and to learn from it that we are not a menace to society. It was no fun and very expensive in money and reputation to stand up to a federal court trial, to defend the right of TVs to be heard or to go right into the chief postal inspector's office in Wash- ington D. C. to state our case. I neither ask nor ex- pect any praise or thinks for doing this. I did it be- cause I believed in what I was doing, but I feel en- titled to point out that breaking a trail is never as easy as following after.

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The prospectus further states that TURNABOUT is

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