revealed by the respondents own assessment of themselves and their plans for the future regarding transvestic activities. Only 1% expressed any hope or intention of stopping their transvestic patterns. 21% expected things to remain in status quo, while 22% wanted to expand their activities. Another 22% planned on developing their feminine side more fully. These figures also correlate interestingly with those obtained on inquiring into the state of guilt feelings. Only 2% still felt guilty and ashamed, 20% felt they were gradually reducing it, 31% stated that they felt substantially free of guilt, and 20% felt on the positive side, that is, that TVism had made a valuable, positive contribution to their lives. A further 20% answered both affirmatively no guilt and a valuable contribution.

I thoroughly agree with the authors cited in their observation that true transvestism is virtually incurable in the sense of removing all desire for the expression of one's feminine components thru the medium of cross dressing. But that adjustment to the problem and reduction of stress is possible is indicated by the fact that whereas 68% of this population had gone thru the spasmodic guilt pattern of "purges", 63% found the magazine and its guidance of "great" help and as a result 73% reported themselves as being essentially free from guilt. Thus practically the same percentage of respondents who had experienced deep guilt had found the magazine very helpful and were presently practically guilt free.

When 50 times more transvestities wish to increase their expression than wish to reduce it, and when 73% do not feel guilty or ashamed any more, why should they seek a psychiatrist or look for a change? There simply isn't enough motivation or reason. Moreover it is obvious that as many as 41% find a positive value in the experience in spite of social ignorance and disapproval, the pattern must surely be more than just a conditioned response to some childhood experiences. There must be some real value accruing from it.

These figures all suggest that professional counsellors of whatever school would do much better in handling femmiphiles if they would look deeper into their motives and satisfactions. There is certainly something more fundamental involved here than has previously been considered and investigating it might very probably lead to a better understanding of all of us.

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