Thanks again for everything, I remain,

Doris Louise 32-G-6 FPE

Dear Virginia,

Before I say one more thing, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for offering me at least the beginning of reassurance in a hope I had almost lost that a transvestite could be a transvestite and still be an intelligent and contributing member of society. I was really beginning to feel that I could be no more than a sort of disgusting parasite, whose mind, ideas, and ability to produce would be comple- tely ignored because of one desire which needed very much to be fulfilled, but which society had chosen to judge unacceptable." And when one has to stand alone against society, he finds himself beginning to suspect himself of all sorts of horrible things and feel ing nothing but destructive guilt. But to find a group of individuals who have the same desires I have, and who are attemping to deal with them maturely, but honestly-now I have hope again.

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I hope I am not sounding maudlin, but I am most sincerely grateful for your efforts, Virginia, and I do very much want to become a member of your Transve- tia sorority. At this point I am very much behind. Its hard to think even of being called by a femin- ine name Diana is the name I should like to take. Lack of financial affluence, the time required to make contact with other TV's, etc, are going to push my goals farther away that I would like; but to know that my goals are now within reach, makes the waiting less painful. That in addition to the fact that I have been able to find some resolution while still quite young, twenty two,makes the anticipation almost healthy, when it could have been so tragic.

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Sincerely,

Diana 51-m-1 FPE