Transvestia

one of the local bars following the Ball.

man whom I had He said I was

This conversation was started by a only met once and he didn't know me. homosexual. The others, about a half dozen defended me. No one seemed aware of transvestism. Most of my defenders argued that it was just a hobby.

Three months later I changed departments in the company I work for. I had tired of working in a male job. I was tired of having to play the male role, which to a great extent repulses me, so I requested and received a transfer to an all female department doing work which I like much better. Once into the job I decided that the final decision time had arrived.

One slow evening I started talking about various mental problems that pop up in the human animal. In view of the fact that the majority of mental disorders fall into the catagory called neurosis I swung the con- versation into this area. It took only a short time to get into TV'sm.

Once launched into the subject and having explained the difference between homosexuality and TV'sm I let the girls I talked to put one and one together. It took no time at all and they realized I was a TV. From that point on it was and is easy to talk to anyone about trans- vestism.

The most surprising thing, though it shouldn't be, is the way that TV'sm in relation to myself, is accepted. There followed a short period of education for those out of my department, but once this was done there were no problems. No one thinks I'm a homosexual as far as I'm

aware.

The average reaction of the "straight" person seems to be first surprise then indifference. By "indifference" I do not mean rejection as a human being but a live and let live attitude. Only one person out of about 25 made any effort at all to "do something" about me. Even so her effort was short lived.

This "announcement"

was made and explained to

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