themselves or presidents of companies which is an indication that a number of them has the necessary drive, aggressiveness and know how to achieve success on their own. This is not compatible with the idea that a male with feminine interests would of necessity go into soft, easy, "feminine" type occupations or be passive, unassuming followers. Income-wise, 30% of them made over $10,000 per year and educationally 37% had college or advanced degrees.

Moreover, in contrast to general expectations for men with such feminine interests, our sample indicates a high degree of heterosexual orientation. 78% of the group either were married at the time or had previously been - 14% were separated, divorced or widowed. 12% had been married more than once. Three quarters of those to whom the question was applicable stated that they had children. Where divorce had occurred transvestism was given as the cause in 1/3 of the cases. Of these only about 1/3 of the wives knew of the husbands transvestic interests prior to marriage. The attitude of the wives is interesting too. About 20% did not know of the husbands interest: another 20% knew but were completely antagonistic: a further 20% permitted the husband to dress but did not want to see him so attired. A final 35% ran from permitting dressing in her presence to being outright accepting and cooperative. These figures indicate therefore, that 2 out of 3 wives show some degree of permissiveness.

Inquiry into the childhood and family relationships of this group revealed that only 18% came from homes broken by divorce before their 18th birthday. 72% said that their father provided a good masculine image and of the 28% negative replies it was principally due to the fathers absence. 51% reported that the father was the dominant parent.

Three other types of experience generally given in the literature as predisposing factors are (1) the mother wanted a girl and brought up the son in a somewhat girlish way: (2) the boy was forced to wear feminine attire as punishment: or (3) he was kept in curls and long hair longer than usual. Data from this group showed that of the 486 responding to these questions 83% said that they had been brought up and treated just like any other boy. Only 4 said that they had been brought up or treated by the mother in a girlish way. 4% were punished in

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