Transvestia

Dr.

We most certainly would be extremely stupid if we really believed that these individual desires were actually born with us. Of course they crept into our being, one at a time perhaps, in many mysterious ways which no scientist (not even Beigel) has yet been able to explain in an all encompassing, cohesive formula. The most that some of us have suggested (and we do have a few profess- ionals who also share this belief) is that maybe there is a congenital predisposition (-genes, chromosomes, hormones, chemical patterns, etc...) in the TV that makes him gravitate towards these diverse elements which, together, spell femininity in our times. We do not claim to have proven any- thing, but we definitely feel that more, much more research and testing is in order, before we can definitely say whether we are dealing with a totally acquired condition without a single imborn root, or whether there is a "seed" from the very beginning which is later triggered by various social forces, or environmental conditioners.

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The sum total of these individual urges, ually becomes one strong desire (compulsion or even obsession sometimes) to express that femininity. But as men we cannot do so with impunity. We would certainly endanger our status within our own family, among our friends and in our jobs. Example? Personally I happen to adore a certain color : lilac and all its various shades: orchid, lavender and so on all the way to violet. Once I found a lavender necktie which I wore to the office. The remarks, the looks and the innuendos turned out to be more than I was willing to put up with. Unfort- unately Water Wincheil invented the term "the lavender set" to identify homosexuals. And there I was with my lavender necktie. So the pressure of the environment forced me to abstain from satisfying my harmless love for lilac. I also happen to be crazy about perfume, particularly "White Shoulders". I love to feel that essence surrounding me, all over.

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