Editorial Emanations

I. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS: I'm a little uncomfortable about making the following comment because I know there will be some who will say, "Virginia wants to hog it all" or "who does Virginia think she is holding her and her activities up and putting others down?" Oh, I can hear the comments alright, but I feel a certain obligation to speak out anyway and take the "slings and arrows" as Hamlet said.

There are a number of other publications and/or groups which have sprung up in this country and abroad which purpose to cater to the interests of TVs. And they do. But simultaneously they cater to the interests of a lot of other types too. It isn't up to me to act as a judge on the activities of other types of people and I specifically deny any intention of doing this. However, I must point out to the readers of TVia that when you become involved with organizations or publications or people that cater to a large variety of "interests" you lay yourself open to possible complications. You are all aware that the word "transvestite" is used by some people to include all who cross dress whether they be true TVs, TS, HS, bondage lovers, masochists with a humiliation kick, punishment addicts, or others. Thus under the heading of "transvestite" you may in fact be dealing with any of a variety of other types. Unfortunately the police and postal authorities take an even dimmer view of some of them than they do of TVs. Several times in the past, otherwise genuine TVs innocent of any real wrong doing have become involved with authorities because of their connections with less savory characters thru letters etc. I speak here from bitter personal experience 9 years ago. But I learned from this and have done my best to protect the security of individuals and the identity and composition of our group (both as readers of TVia and as members of FPE). Some of these other

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