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who is now my wife. Unfortunately I failed to tell her about Barbara Ann as I thought I could do without my other half being married. I soon found after a few months I was wrong and started dressing as often as possible in secret using her clothing. I soon collected a war- drobe of my own and not long after, my wife found my femme cloth- ing. We had a bad scene, she didn't understand and we separated for a time. As I loved her very much I promised to try and quit, which I did for only a short time. I was found out again about a year later and my wife threatened divorce, insisted I see a psychiatrist, which I did, and not to my surprise he informed me he didn't see any hope of curing me, and spent a few sessions trying to help me accept Barbara as a permanent part of my life without the guilt I was feeling, he also suggested counseling for both of us, but my wife refused and so the matter was dropped and I have never had the courage to bring it up again.

As to the present, my wife and I have had a good marriage with the exception of my being able to share Barbara Ann with her. I have recently been accepted into the Sorority and now I feel with the help of God and the friendship of other FPs I will be able to express my femmeself as I've wanted to all these years. I do so appreciate your efforts with TVia magazine and the maintaining of the Sorority all these years. I would be glad to help any other FP I could in any way possible.

Sincerely,

Barbara Ann

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Dear Virginia,

Let me start this letter by saying that I've read your book called The Transvestite and His Wife. I found this book to be very enlighten- ing, as I myself have been a transvestite ever since I was nine years old. I think the reason for my being such may be attributed to the fact that my step-mother made me dress up with my step-sister and play "house." I remember at first I objected strenuously to this, but after a while I came to look forward to "my weekend" where I could be myself and function as I really and truly wanted to. Soon I began "dressing" myself all of the time.

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