Transvestia

The second "solution" is that of the homosexual who has crystallized his feminine side around the sexual aspect of woman. That is, he identifies his feminity with a woman but has selected her sexual role as her chief characteristic to identify with and he seeks to act out the sexual role of the female. The third way is that of the transexual. You may not have heard this term before but I'm sure you are all familiar with the case of Chris- tine Jorgensen. This person was a transexual. Such people identify themselves with the psychological role of woman. That is they say that they, "think like a woman, feel like a woman" and that they are "women trapped in a man's body". They seek to solve their pro- blem by surgical removal of the male appendages thereby bringing their anatomy into line with their psychology. Unlike the homosexual they have no liking for their male organs

anyway.

The fourth type of reaction to this conflict is that of the transvestite--sometimes called an Eonist after the Chevalier d'Eon a nobleman of the court of Louis the 14th of France. This man performed diplomatic mis- tions for his king while attired as a woman and was orderd to live the rest of his life in that role. "Transvestism" means literally cross-dressing. It is a condition where the individual adopts the clothing of the opposite sex. Persons like this have solved their conflict thru an ident- ification with the social aspect of women. That is, they wish to be able to dress like, act like, and do as women do. They differ from transexuals in that they value their male organs and would not wish surgery, and from homo- sexuals in that their love objects are women.

It must be emphasized here that transvestites ARE NOT HOMOSEXUAL. Public misconceptions that all homo- sexuals are effeminate and favor feminine attire and the opposite error that anyone who is interested in feminine things is, ipso facto, a homosexual are responsible for a great deal of misunderstanding and hurt. TVs as we will call them for short, simply have found a way for their "second team" to get into the game by virtue of adopting the exterior role of a woman. In this role they can give free rein to all those traits and interests that were denied them in their masculine bringing up. In the words of the song, "They Enjoy Being A Girl".

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