Dear Virginia,

In TVia I have read where some "femmen" don't have different per- sonalities when dressed. This is hard to understand as I dress to express the personality, matching my outward appearance to my mood.

When I play chess, read science fiction, study psychology, work math puzzles, play logic games, or otherwise involve myself in depth thinking I wouldn't consider dressing in feminine clothes. The idea would never occur to me. I enjoy these activities and I enjoy my work with computers. I enjoy being "Larry" at these times.

Now when I want to oil paint, write stories, play my guitar, or just plain relax I wear the feminine garments of that expression. I'm happy doing housework, cooking, ironing, washing, learning to sew, learning to set and style hair and just plain being "Darlene." I like drive-in movies, long walks, and window shopping. I enjoy the company of my wife as a girl friend, and of another GG girlfriend.

I feel I am extremely lucky to be able to express both my masculine and feminine characteristics. I have a fully developed personality in each of my roles and it allows me to experience a sense of total existance only an FP could understand.

Before signing off I would like to add that I am able and willing to donate my services to the good of the cause you have begun. I stand ready to help you in any and every way possible.

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Love, Darlene 3-L-1 FPE

Dear Virginia,

Eight years ago I became a subscriber to Transvestia. In those years I have found enjoyment and a gradual understanding of my feminine self. For this I can only say thank you with genuine sincerity. I hope that someday soon I will be able to show my gratitude more sub- stantially, if not to you personally, then to our society of fellow transvestites.

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