RANSVESTIA

I guess education and publicity are the answers. This will probably occur if you can get a foothold into some of the popular magazines read by the average American family. Such as Sunday newspaper supplements or the popular women's magazines found in the supplements. The way you explain our compulsions should (I hope) convince the average person that we are not homosexuals or other figments of their imaginations. If I may be so bold to suggest it-this is the way you should go now. The explanatory material is written, now it has to be disseminated to the public.

Regards, Jeanne PA-20-N

Dear Virginia:

I have just finished reading The Transvestite and His Wife, and I thought it was a beautifully written book. We would like to know if there is a Tri Sigma chapter in our area. We would like to meet you and others like us.

We have been married a year and a half and I just found out my husband is a transvestite. It has opened up a whole new world for us, and we are like flowers unfolding (blooming idiots is more like it). This is a second marriage for both of us, and we have almost split up several times. Now we have found something that most people are envious of. For the first time in my life I have peace of mind, and not only have accepted my husband, but have accepted myself and other people.

I am writing a book about my life experiences. It will be about many unhappy things that have happened to me and now about my husband's transvestism. I was totally destroyed when I found my hus- band's clothes, and asked God why he had put so many burdens on me. I want to put down how I felt during all this time. Now I know why, and we would like to help educate the public to the fact that no problem is too big if we go far beyond tolerance, and have enough love and understanding to accept the things we cannot change.

My husband and I feel that if we read and educate ourselves on the subject of of transvestism, we may be able to help other people who are deeply troubled.

Sincerely yours, Sarah ("Betty's" wife)