The drawing on the front of this invita- tion is symbolic of the philosophical basis of our organization.

The ancient Oriental philosophers consider- ed man to be a manifestation of two pol- arities, WISDOM AND BEAUTY. The head shown in the drawing is therefore symbolically divided between masculine-Wisdom and fem- inine-Beauty since masculinity is commonly thought of in terms of what man thinks (wisdom) and femininity as what woman feels and represents visually by her appearance (beauty). The line, therefore leaves most of the top of the head (brain and mind) on the masculine side and most of the face, showing beauty on the feminine side.

Cutting the head in another way is the line that represents the ancient Chinese dual- ity of the "Yang" and "Yin"--the masculine and feminine principles. This line too di- vides the figure into the mind-wisdom and face-beauty areas. Appropriately there is some face on the masculine side and some mind on the feminine side. The total sym- bolism is intended to depict the wholeness of a human being--not all masculine, mind, reason, abstract and unseen--and not all feminine, beauty, desirability and appear- ance--but rather an integration of both.

The transvestite simply uses the outer manifestations of femininity-clothing to enable him to feel, be aware of and express some of this other part of him- self which is prohibited to him by cur- rent cultural norms.