RANSVESTIA

I will be in Pearl River for another week or so, and then return to Saudi Arabia. My address is at the top of this letter. If you ever care to write me, no one will open any letter addressed to me. I plan to return to NY every two months or so, to see my family and children. If I can ever help any of you in any way, let me know. Maybe someday, you might even let me come to a gathering of your group, so I can thank you all personally. Bless you all.

Sincerely... Flora

Dear Virginia:

Recently I had the occasion to discuss my FP practice with a busi- ness colleague. As my brother, I have a rather responsible position and for various reasons, the existence of my sister has become known not only to people in my business but our competitors and some customers as well. This is a rather trying situation because the competition is of a “no holds barred" nature and personal feelings on all sides are intense. I asked my associate, the national sales manager, what the general feel- ing of the salesmen was. He, being about 75 pounds overweight, replied, "The guys figure that what you do with your own time is your own business. I'm a food freak - it's just that my problem shows more than yours." I probed further, indicating that I wondered if people thought of me as a homosexual drag queen. He answered, “Oh, no. Not any- you hear about these things all the time on television." "You mean Virginia Prince?" I asked. "Right!" He said.

You can imagine how reassuring this dialogue was to me. If public information were in the state it was just ten years ago, a situation such as mine could have been disasterous to my business. It is immensely gratifying to have your missionary work in the media going onward. In my situation alone, there has been a direct benefit not just to me, but to our some 60 employees and their families and, less directly but really, to an entire industry. Keep it up!

Warmest personal regards,

Jeanne 13-W-6