But the principle points of difference that I wish to clarify between the policies of myself personally and of Chevalier Publications in gen- eral and others are two: a) Security and b) Selectivity. Now as to secur- ity, I don't intend to make any accusations about anyone else's policies in this matter, as experience with them will be sufficient I am sure. I only want to make it clear once again, that 1) nobody has access to the Chevalier mailing list whether as a favor, as a purchase or in any other way, 2) we do not give out the names, addresses, occupations or phone numbers of anybody as we believe these facts to be the property of the individual. We do provide means through CONTACT for such ex- changes to be made by the individual himself under certain regulations, 3) while we naturally seek new subscribers we acquire them through advertising, bookstore sales of TVia, my radio and television appear- ances, etc. We do not and never have (in spite of an assertion by another group to the contrary) run any sort of direct mail solicitation campaign. This is not done because it would be a threat to the security, privacy and family integrity of anyone receiving such a solicitation through the mail. We aim to help people not hurt them. 4) We try to protect security through limiting our efforts to one type of cross dresser (see below under selectivity) so that persons within our group have a greater liklihood of making contact with others like themselves.

Since the beginning, TRANSVESTIA has been aimed exclusively at the heterosexual cross dresser, the type I refer to as FPs. Every issue of the magazine bears a policy statement on its inside front cover to this effect. Other groups now in operation around the country make a great point of saying in effect, “we are open, we don't exclude anyone, any male who cross dresses for any reason is our sister.” And in addi- tion to that, the statement is either direct or implied that this is a superior and more tolerant position than that taken by TVia. Way back in issue No. 21 I had an editorial in which I dealt with this same prob- lem at the time a now defunct magazine called TURNABOUT was about to appear. There, too, I had to make it clear that you can pub- lish a general interest magazine which can serve the interests of many people like TIME or LIFE or you can narrow your field in various ways like a magazine for Women or for a special interest group like The NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC or a technical group like the JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, etc. I do not happen to subscribe to the idea that a publication or a group can do a good job and serve the interests of one type of cross-dresser (the heterosexual) when it is simultane- ously providing material, advertisements, contacts, and whatever which also serve the interests of drag queens, prostitutes, transexuals, fetish- ists, masochists, and other types. Let me make it clear, however, that

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