Transvestia

unately he takes said theory literally, thus dis- torting its real meaning, and fabricates for himself a triumphant climax which labels the upholders of the theory "stupid". He then proceeds to declare that "anything that becomes a compulsion indicates sickness." And finally, utterly annoyed by the fact that most TV's never try therapy, he dismisses the entire transvestic experience with these words: "They (the TV's) seek their meager joys in the company of those who have convinced themselves that by wearing lace panties and rubber breasts, they are demonstrating the greatness of the eternal feminine in themselves". Thus spake Dr. Beigel.

Let us analyze his posture.

The good doctor has heard some of us talk about "the girl-within" and this makes him mad. There is no such thing, he says. No such thing as a feminine soul in a male body. There is not even a soul he adds religious sense of the word. The word "soul", he points out, is in disrepute among scientists... reputable scientists speak today of the "mind" or the "psyche" which he defines as "that in-

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tangible emanation of the living organism which is the functional correlate to impressions made upon a unit of cells, glands, nerves, muscles, and so on, and which results in thinking, feeling and acting." - I am afraid our doctor is totally unable to under- stand symbolism or poetry. He simply reads literal meanings into the things he sees or hears.

won't have anything to do with "religious legends" because religion speaks of the soul as "the breath. of God.". I am tempted to say: "please, Dr. Beigel! Religion does not mean that the good Lord actually, bodily, inflated His chest, puffed His cheeks and proceeded to blow into the shell of a human body! Honest! This is just a way of saying that there is a Creator and that without Him there wouldn't be life nor that "intangible emanation" whose name seems to bother you so much." I am tempted to say this to the doctor, but on second thought, I'd better not. That's the kind of explanation you give