Dear Editor'

Dear Editor:

When I became aware of my taste in clothing, 1 naturally sought explanation, and pursued several lines of inquiry before I discovered your organization. As the result of these, I have information from various groups, psycho-analytic, sociological, historical, etc. Freud had ideas which were useful, and, of course your group added substantially to the store of information.

Transvestism is atributed to a long list of causes, but there is a transcending concept threaded through them all, and to me this suggests something which may be of value to everyone. It is suggested that a nearly universal sex psycho-neurosis exists and is manifest in regular pre-occupation with sex identific- ation of the individual. Certainly it is important that sex identification be known for purposes of love making and reproduction, but its importance is cer- tainly much less in all other activities, yet by tradi- tion the individual is clothed, almost from birth, in such a way that the sex of the person can be deter- mined almost as far as he can be seen. Why? Does not this indicate a funtionally abnormal pre-occupa- tion with sex?

It is certainly more important that doctors be distinguished from non- doctors, yet this is generally done with a piece of paper or an insignificant pin, ΟΙ both. The same can be said of Ph D's and others, yet the inability to tell at a glance is apparently of no concern: A pin or a Diploma will do as well.

The ability to tell sex by clothing worn serves to attract men to women, but this includes undesirable men at times, and in a few instances has been of in- jurious or even fatal results to women.

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