Dear Editor"

LETTERS

Dear Virginia,

Thank you for your prompt reply with my first order from Chevalier. I was delighted with my first issue of TVia (No. 82), and both my wife and I have read "The Transvestite and His Wife." May I take this opportunity to salute you and your staff for your tireless and sincere efforts in helping the FP (and his wife).

I did not consider your editorial in No. 82 wasted space but a real service to your readership. The world is in a desperate economic con- dition and personally I'm not very optimistic about the outcome.

I thought you may be interested in knowing how I became aware of Chevalier. I am a graduate student pursuing my Ph.D. in the field of biochemistry. I am also of course a transvestite. After realizing that my wife and I had reached an impasse in our relationship I decided that I had to find out more about the phenomena of TV and TSism. Naturally with my scientific backgroun I initiated a literature search. Starting with the latest available issue of Index Medicus I searched back to 1962. Before that TV was categoried under "sexual deviations" — not an enlightened viewpoint in my mind. The relevant articles were look- ed up and read with great interest chopathic, etc.

I was not alone, I was not psy-

I certainly learned a great deal looking into the original literature and significantly for me (as a scientist), I could "trust" those brave pioneers who objectively analyzed the phenomena of TV in spite of ridicule from their colleagues.

Reading the literature is one thing but I strongly felt the need to meet, talk and socialize with other femmiphiles.

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