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in seeing to it that we all have the opportunity to practice our rights without unreasonable legal hind- rance. Of course their main concern is with political economic and racial freedoms, but they are conditioned to the idea of individual freedom and this makes not only the organization our friend (they helped out on our Supreme Court case) but the people in the organ- ization could be personal friends.

Sunday night I met with one of our members whose wife could not go along with his TVism. He persuaded her to come to the Motel where I was staying and we had a good 3 hour talk. Her principle concerns were wondering whether he should go to a psychiatrist and what success might be expected if he did, and what would the effects be of her permitting his dressing- i.e. would she be doing him harm by permitting it or more by denying it? I read her the quotations from the three doctors which appear in the lecture leaflet which indicate that a "cure" for TVism is most un- likely. This adequately answered that concern. Then I indicated the harm that could be done to a person by denying him the opportunity to do something which provided great satisfaction and comfort to him. After many questions were answered she said as they prepar- ed to leave, "I think you may have saved our marriage". This naturally made my weekend complete.

On Monday I made a couple more splashes which set up some more waves I am sure. I went (as Virginia) to see the Lt. who was public relations assistant to the Police Chief in San Diego. He then took me to the Lt. in charge of the vice squad. After about 45 minutes with him I left for an appointment with the City Attorney. Both of these men were very nice, very interested in what I had to say and the leaflets I left them, and both were very gentlemanly toward me. The reason for my call on them was that San Diego is working on an ordinance which would make the wearing of the clothing of the opposite sex with the intent to commit an illegal act, illegal itself. Their prob- lem is the number of characters who will dress up as girls, frequent bars and pick up young sailors and

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