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ACCEPTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY (A REBUTTAL)

By Amelia Allyte

In issue Number 76 you had a brief article reiterating your editorial policy regarding "forced feminization and dominance. I do not want to take issue with an editorial policy that has worked successfully for years. I also believe I understand some of the reasons for initiating them. An unrestricted policy would tend to reduce the quality of the magazine. I can imagine an FP trying to convince a negative thinking wife of the validity of his cravings and then introduce her to a wild tale of domina- tion and punishment. However there is no need for this policy to extend to separate books or stories.

As a corollary to overt dominance, you appear to cast all type of gen- der change into the same mold if it is done in such a manner so that the principle character can divest himself of the basic responsibility. In this regard I believe you have over extended your premise. A reason for role switching is inherent in almost every story regarding transvestism. What caused the hero(ine) to want to adopt feminine garments and man- nerisms? In what manner was this accomplished? For instance, in issue 76, two of the three fiction article centered about the hero(ine) being re- quired to adopt the guise of a female. In one, it was almost to the point of being forced physically, the other, it was necessary to keep a charm school going. Even the third story was only a matter of degree. It is al- most invariably implicit in any transvestite story that the central char- acter will ultimately enjoy the change.

Many of us live in such conditions whereby it is not feasible to cross dress when the desire arises. We must have ways to sublimate this crav- ing. This sublimation can take many forms, some of the more common

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