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there were many things in a man's life that were in- teresting, satisfying, challenging and that I would not want to give them up. At the same time I also realized that when you can have something that you look forward to it is enjoyed, but that when you must have it all the time by force of circumstances it looses a lot of it's enchantment. Thus being a woman some of the time is wonderful, having to be one all the time would not be half as great as it seems to be from a distance.

Thus when I say "something for the boys" I am suggesting that it would be well from time to time to sit back and look at your masculine life too. Be hon- est about it and observe the pleasures, satisfactions, challenges, accomplishments, etc. that it affords. Give the "guy" his due and don't forget him in the struggle to let "her" out of the closet. While I will be charged with speaking for myself, I know that I also speak for many another too, and hope that those I don't speak for yet will be moved to reconsider when I say that the best all around condition is that of the dual person- ality. This gives one the opportunity to squeeze the maximum out of existance by living some "him" and some "her" and getting the pleasure of both. So let's not forget that we are all built in a male way and have been brought up in a masculine framework which has it's costs but also it's compensations and let us say a word for and give a little credit to the "boy without" as both the source and the support of the "girl within".

VIRGINIA

Around the world, in ports of call, I've seen the sights they hold. But none there-in the thrills recall, The eager heart and actions bold. That make up, laces, perfumes bring With peace of mind and soul serene. I find my world and want to sing, "From these, a life apart we glean.

Phyllis

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