Transvestia

while visiting in another town I noticed that the "Jewel Box Revue" was playing there. Like a fool I suggested going to see it and of course was rebuked. She said I appeared to have an interest in things like that and that I better get it out of my system. So I never brought it up again. However I continued to dress whenever she wasn't around or was out of town.

About two years ago I ran across another ad, this time for the book "She-Male" the true life story of Coccinelle, as it was advertised and I knew I had to have it. Not wanting to run the risk of what happened before I decided to have it sent to my business address and would use the same excuse that it was an offer for an "unusual book" if somehow the package should be opened before it got to me. Well lo and behold it came right through to me okay. I soon discovered that there were many other books dealing with TV of which I was not aware of. This led to my securing my own post office box in order that I could secure them without running the risk of some one opening my mail. I then made a determined effort to find Transvestia Magazine which I had seen on a newstand in California a couple of years before but was unable to buy at the time due to my family being with me. I finally located the address and sent off for my first copy. When I received it I knew this was just thwa I had been looking for for so long. It was about real people just like me. Well it didn't take me long to accumulate the back issues and before I knew it I was applying for membership in FPE. At the time I didn't know just what I was letting my- self in for. It rather scares you to fill out the questionaire to reveal things you have never told a living soul before but it is well worth doing and Virginia will keep it all confidential. So those of you who read this and have hesitated about joining get an application and join, you'll never regret it. Through F.P.E. I've met many wonderful persons and corresponded with many others. You feel that you really belong to something, especially with the new reorgani- zation, and not just alone by yourself. You will find the girls are really there and not just somebody you read about and they are waiting to help you or you them. But to get back to the story, things were going 10