OUR COVER GIRL

Erna

Tells Her Story

by ERNA (FD-J-1) FPE

It is possible for most of us, I think, to remember the time when we first realized that we were not like other boys around us. I remember that I was 7 years old when I began taking pleasure in so called feminine things and at the same time I understood that it was not well accepted that a boy took an interest in feminine clothes

and shoes, girl's toys, jewelry and

cosmetics.

The picture of a female dancer in a sparkling dance frock and golden sandals had suddenly made me jealous of the girls. Why could I not wear such clothes? A curious thrilling feeling seized me. What would it be like to be a girl? From then on I liked to play with the thought of being transformed into a girl who could wear such beauti- ful clothes and paint her face with cosmetics. The idea thrilled me more and more, but it was im- possible to tell others about it. Perhaps I was the only boy in the world who had such thoughts and ideas.

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