Finally, it will be noted that there are seldom any highly negative letters printed. Frankly this is simply because I don't get much of this. What negative letters I get are largely concerning some personal problem or gripe or about mailing etc. and have no general interest. But it is not a case of selecting only the good and overlooking the bad. Fortunately those who are negative usually just stop subscribing and that's it.

Virginia

My Dear Virginia:

I have just finished reading your February issue of TRANSVES- TIA and am so upset at the thought of your stopping the publication that I don't know what else to do except sit down and write and tell you what you have meant to me and how you have made my life and that of my wife and family worth living again.

For the first time in my life, thanks to you Virginia, I can look myself and the world straight in the face without feeling that I am a sneaky, dirty, odd sort of individual and certainly not worthy of anyone's love, understanding or admiration.

I was 29 years old before I knew anything about transvestism or that there was anyone else anywhere with a problem like mine. Since that time I have been divorced (a result of being caught dressed) and I am now re-married. But in this interim of time since I found out that my cross- dressing had a name and now, has been a hard, frustrating and futile struggle of 8 years and until I found you Virginia I knew no more about the problem and myself than I did in the beginning.

Only through you, have I finally come to an acceptance of myself and gained the love, admiration, affection, and understanding of my wife and children. Last August I discovered TRANSVESTIA quite by accident and then I ordered a copy of the "TV AND HIS WIFE" and with the knowledge I acquired in the book and with the courage it gave me -I told my wife.

My life now is a wonderful thing to live- -a release of almost unbear- able pressure within me, an understanding beautiful wife and a marital relationship I never knew existed. You, my dear Virginia, are directly responsible for this and I owe you a debt of gratitude so great it almost overwhelms me. I hope that with these few lines I can convey some of what I feel for you and your work.

I can well imagine the hard work and time that goes into your publica- tions and how the rewards at times must seem small. But for what it is worth (and I know I am not alone in my feelings) I owe you more than I