Susanna Says

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Hullo Everybody:

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After an exciting 1966 it's hard to imagine a 1967 more so...and nevertheless we are hoping for just that. more excitement, more fun and more peace of mind. By the end of 1966 there was some "hatchet burying", socially speaking, between the editor of Turnabout and yours truly. We are still as far apart as ever with regard to the meaning of transvestism and what we should do with it, but it just happened that Siobhan surprised everybody by announcing a wedding: his wedding. His GG is a charming gal and seems to enjoy TV company. Needless to say, my very best wishes went to the couple.

So, thinking of weddings, I began to take stock (from a most realistic viewpoint) of what marriage has done to my TV friends...I drew a list and con- centrated on each couple. Here are some of the ob- servations made: No matter how much understanding and tolerance there is on the part of the wife, there is always a little corner in the heart of a TV which he does not dare share with his GG. Whatever arrang- ements have been made regarding his dressing, these are not quite what the TV really would like. Usually he'd prefer more dressing up sessions, but he has made a compromise and "cheerfully" informs his GG he "doesn't mind a bit" the times when he cannot dress. He is probably lying. This deception element is of course even greater in marriages in which the GG is unaware of her husband's TVism. Such TV's put up a brave front when questioned about happiness and mar- ried life. And there's no doubt many of them do en-

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