RANSVESTIA

They were taller than we, had pointed noses, longer arms; but through a divergent kind of evolution, only the men had breasts and suckled the young. My captors were all men! After recovering from my grogginess at this news, I had questions. “Are the females smaller?” “No, they are even taller and more muscular." "Why are all in this crew men?” The answer was, "The work on Zons (their world) is done by women; they are stronger, but we are more intelligent."

I also learned that only the men bedeck themselves in fine raiment, scents and jewelry; the women wear drab clothing. To my surprise, cross-dressing is known but frowned upon on Zons.

The space-vehicle was so completely automated that it had been pro- grammed before leaving Zons; the crew had merely to press buttons. As you know, an object cannot travel at the speed of light; therefore our journey "home" required five and a half years. A constant source of embarrassment to me was the shower room. Others taking showers at the same time were obviously male, but possessing the breasts of a Hollywood star.

You probably are not interested in the enormous population of that planet, nor in the long life span. Women bear children for a hundred years. Though dressing as a member of the opposite sex is not legal, sex change is easy and permitted. They have a large bank of organs from persons who die. Hrida, my friend, said "You might be interested to know that there is a nearby planet inhabited by creatures of three sexes, and all three sexes must be present to produce progeny."

My stay on Zons delighted me. I nearly became engaged to a local girl but the thing fell through because she was a foot taller than I and there would be the problem of nursing any children.

Their civilization is far more advanced than ours, being nearly a million years old, but as they are less intelligent; we will soon surpass them.

To my surprise the male is the dominant member of the family, making all decisions. He does not have eyebrows nor a beard. He wears blue lipstick to match his blue curls. Some dye their hair red. Musicals and dance exhibitions are given by the men.

The vegetation is entirely blue, but photosynthesis is no problem. As much as I liked life on Zons, I became homesick for Earth, so arrange-