Editorial Emanations

I. TESTS AGAIN: Shortly after (and maybe before) I get this issue to you I will be mailing the first of the psychological tests. Many have indicated their willingness to cooperate by sending me the little cards I requested. I'll be sending the tests to ev- erybody on the mailing list. But I know full well that there will be those that will not return them or, if they do return the first ones, will get tired and not cooperate on the second round. I ask for the cards as an indication of a hard core group that I can depend on to cooperate all the way. I hope more of you will join this effort. Remember, this is the first time in history that any competant profes- sional people have undertaken to give a really thor- ough and interested study to the phenomenon of trans- vestism as it applies to people who are not in trouble, deeply disturbed or forced to see a psychiatrist by wife or parents. All the material in the literature is based on this kind of individual and is, as we all recognize, badly out of perspective because of it. So, for once let's do something with healthy, rela- tively well adjusted TVs who arn't kooks or complicat- ed by a lot of auxilliary interests like bondage, rub- ber, etc. The chances of interesting another group of similar ability to do an equivalent study and of having several hundred TVs in on it is remote, so let's make this opportunity pay off.

II. MAINTAINING ANONYMITY: There are a number of TVs who are forced either to buy TVia at the inflated newstand prices (if there is a stand with it in their city) or else to do without the magazine because they can't receive mail at home and don't wish to take out a postbox. May I suggest this strategy.....In almost any city there are nublic stenographers and phone ans- wering services. Many of these are willing to also

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