Transvestia

of them may be, but homosexuality is definitely not an essential element of transvestism. I am sure I am not homosexual, although a pretty boy or young man dressed as a girl attracts me greatly and stirs in me romantic thoughts. But then so does a girl dressed like a boy. But by far the sweetest of all is a dear girl, a real girl girl in a very short swinging skirt like mine, and the prettiest underclothes with a simple blouse and her hair in a wild fluff!

I see no harm in transvestism. Certainly I do not harm myself. I have not the slightest wish to be "cured" I love it. I adore my girl's clothes, my girl's thoughts and my essential girlishness.

At the risk of antagonizing the men, I'll say that I think girls are much better creatures than men on very many counts. I would love to be a girl in every minute physical detail. As I am one in mind and-who knows? In spirit.

All my

When did I first become a transvestite? life, from as early as I can remember, I have wanted to wear girls clothes and to be a girl. I never cared a rap for boy's games, though I never thought of them with contempt. As a boy who disliked them might have done. But I love sewing and making pretty clothes, housework (believe it or not), flowers and perfume.

It gives me great satisfaction when a girl tries on one of my skirts and likes it. I enjoy giving clothes to girls. It is especially thrilling to give a girl something I have worn myself, to which she has taken a fancy, and to see her wear it.

What vocations have I engaged in? The most fem- inine one was as a dancer on the stage. In addition, I have engaged in laboratory and clinical work, in teach- ing and in writing.

In regard to the matter that may often come up when transvestism is discussed, I was dressed in girl's clothes when very young--up to about my 4th year, but I was certainly never pampered as a "girl", in spite of what some psychologists say to the contrary about tran-

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