Transvestia

homosexuality is not my "cup of tea".

During the next few years the desire for femme- attire abated somewhat until summer of 1955 (April 24), when I was having an affair with a girl who was a cos- metician and had to leave in the morning (8 a. m. ?) for work, while I as a musician with 98% night work, stayed in her apartment. Staying in her apartment left me with the opportunity of trying on her clothing, which I took advantage of frequently. This girl never knew anything of these side ventures and would have been ex- tremely irritated if she had known. After going with this girl for about 8 months, we finally parted, and I have not seen nor heard from her since.

Once again the desire eased for about a year and a half until late summer of 1957 when it reached a fever pitch. (A great portion of my femme wardrobe was pur chased during this period) During this period. my pa- rents were away on vacation for several weeks and this providedj me with ample opportunity t dress as I liked to. I would shower and change to femme- attire after coming home from work and prepare supper and tend to the usual household chores that I had in their absence. Also I could sleep in anything that I wanted to from bra and panties to the loveliest of nighties.

Later in 1957, I met a person who had had "the" operation in Denmark. This person was of great aid to me in helping me to reach my present understanding and cognizance of myself.

After that, my femme-activities again took a back seat to other interests and did not come to the fore again until December 1959 (age; just 29), when I atten- ded a New York Party dressed as a girl.

During the past two years, my femme-activities have been primarily vicarious, with too infrequent op- portunities for femme-dress.

I fully realize that I am a man with a great many masculine interests (women for example) but I also re- alize that I have a feminine side to my personality. That feminine side finds expression through my indulgin

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