Transvestia

maintain a masculine life, you simply cannot do it with- out facing too many complications. And remember; inere are two things which are crucial to most TV's and that hormones will NOT do; Erase your beard or give you a feminine voice..and even the breast development is not always forthcoming, or if it does occur, it is in such a small scale that you still have to wear falsies..so, where is the advantage? I write this particularly for one who invited comment, but I have a sneaking suspicion that there are many a TV who'll be secretly disappointed with this viewpoint.

And to really close; just a note that is perhaps out- side the boundaries of the subject which concerns all of us, but that has to do with a dear friend of mine and of quite a few TV's who have met her; I refer to Marianne. She's a trans-sexual who--as these lines go to print-will be undergoing THE operation in a clinic in Italy. All I can wish her is good luck and happiness upon her return. I hope she will make a go of her new life.

And that's all for now...

see you in TVia #32

Love,

Susanna

This is my first opportunity after Christmas to thank all of you who sent cards and gifts to Thea and me this past season. It is impossible with the load of work to thank each of you individually, but both of us appreciated the thoughtfullness of so many of you in sending remem- brances of various kinds both cards and gifts. It is heart warming to know that one's efforts are appreciated by others--it provides the drive to go on when the load gets heavy and frustrating as it does from time to time. We wou would have liked to have remembered all of you, but this too was impossible. However, all readers of TVia the Mirror and other publications of Chevalier must know that Thea's and my best wishes for happiness, peace and good will go to you with every mailing all through the year.

As Ever, THEA AND VIRGINIA

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