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my real deep appreciation to the 10 or a dozen of you who took the time to write me notes of encouragement and appreciation. It helped me a great deal to know that some of my friends felt concerned enough to do this. I do thank you.

III: THAT NEWSPAPER STORY: As many of you know, one of the by products of my divorce and the persecution that I am going through was an article in one of the Los Angeles papers headed, "He Gives Lec- tures as She". It also printed my picture (male) and real name, business etc. It mentioned that I published TVia, Fated, etc., etc. This much can be takem as good advertising. Although many people I am associated with professionally and in a business way saw the article and while I am sure that some of the smaller minds among them found it necessary to boost their own ego by making snide remarks about me, on the whole everyone has been surprisingly nice about it. The most general comment was; "well that's your own pri- vate business". Since this is the second time that I have been "exposed" and since I have "exposed" myself to possibly 5000 men in the Service Clubs where I have lectured, I was not too concerned for myself. Of course there were parents, son and business associates to be concerned about, but all of them took it calmly too. So it wasn't such an ordeal as many of you might think would be the case it it should happen to you. I don't recomment it, but you could stand it, if it happened. Anticipation is already greater than realization, whether for good or evil.

There was one unfortunate aspect to the article however. That was the contention that I had an income of $2500 a month. If I did I think maybe all this hell I'm going thru would be worth it, but it is not. The court appointed auditor who went over all (and I do mean

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