Transvestia

the bugaboo that starts with the question, "What would happen to me if people knew----?" Tempered by this fire I started Transvestia, tempered by the fears, costs, and pains of my fight with the postal authorities I went to Washington and put my head in the lions mouth. I was fortunate in being able to pull it out again (he has awful halitosis) and made some strides in the process. Also due to that matter I began to give the lectures which led to radio and TV appearances, etc. My second wife was understand- ing and helped me grow further in personal develop- ment. My economic position developed in such a way that once I was single, Charles could afford to sell out his business and retire. My scientific training gave me contacts with Drs. etc. and provided me with a research point of view. The concatenation of all of these circumstances got me to my present status. The point I am trying to make is that I am where I am not so much because of any personal efforts or abilities but just because things developed that way. But being where I am regardless of how I got there or anyone else getting to the same place, I now know the answer to the arguments my friend raised.

I have literally gone as far as a TV can go and remain a TV. If I were to have surgery that would obviously disqualify me as a TV and I have no desire for it and would refuse it if the opportunity was offered free because I am very strongly aware of the inadequacy of that solution to lifes problems for all but a very few really truly transsexuals and I dont believe there are nearly as many of these as one would think from reading various articles and books. It would be just a matter of getting out of the frying pan of one gender into the fire of the other. Its only merit would be the legalization of cross dressing but at a terrible price. This would have no merit in California incidentally as there is no law against cross dressing.

If one went the homosexual route he would do so because he wished to emphasize the sexual side of

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