RANSVESTIA

results of my efforts, doubly so because my body quickly adjusted to the tight lacing and became the size that we wanted.

I wore chiffon, velvets, satins, all of the luxurious materials that I used to watch women wear. I can now recognize that I used to be green with envy and jealousy at the pretty dresses and magnificent gowns that women could wear while men looked all alike and suffo- cated in heavy suits, dress shirts and ties.

I adore pretty things, skirts that flow and swing, dainty lingerie, low-cut or sheer blouses. I love adorning myself and displaying my- self to advantage, dressed in gorgeous raiment, hair beautifully ar- ranged, and completely made-up for the admiration of men and women. I am the center of all eyes as the team of Carla and Louis perform, and I love to hear the gasp of admiration from the audience as I make my entrance.

That is the result of our hard work. The dance team of Carla and Louis began when we danced at a benefit performance. I knew that it would make a splendid premiere because some very important people would be in the audience. Louis looked so handsome and dis- tinguished in his white tie and tails; Janet had fitted him with a neat mustache and pointed Van Dyke beard, and he looked so virile. I wore a beautiful chiffon dress with a multi-layered skirt and multi- colored petticoats to give it body. We waited in the wings for our cue, and Louis leaned over to me. "Remember," he said, "I'll lead; you follow."

I laughed up at him. He has such a strong lead that I could never resist it. The orchestra started our number. We swept onto the stage, and we've never looked back.

We're still young, of course, and developing our careers, as un- orthodox, as they are, but we are new, and we're becoming better known. In a week we will be taking a film test for a part in a motion picture. Louis has cultivated his deep voice, and I have really responded to the female hormone that I have been taking. I no longer have a beard, and my voice is soft and husky. My bustline is lovely, accentuated as it is by my tiny waist.

After all of the turmoil of the revolutionaries, demonstrators, and the Vietnam War, I think that the country needs some elegance and

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