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Since I retired a coupled of years ago I keep busy with several worthwhile volunteer activities. The one I enjoy most is working with a chapter of "Recording For The Blind." This is the recording on tape of a wide range of textbooks for graduate and post-graduate students. The books we read for these students, include all the subjects found. in the usual college curriculum including psychology. In this area you will be interested to learn that in two different books dealing with transvestites among other subjects on sexual behavior, they make mention of Transvestia, and in both instances very favorably. The comment in each case was that this was the only honest, unsensa- tional magazine published for transvestites that endeavored to help such individuals understand why they practiced their own particular life style, and to do so without having to feel a sense of guilt. In the last book I read, they also spoke highly of you, Virginia, giving a brief resume of your life and how you came to start your magazine, also the many speeches you have given in public in an effort to gain public acceptance of the transvestite. Unfortunately, I did not think to jot down the name and author of this particular book, but possibly this article has been previously brought to your attention.

I spend one full day a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the studio, during which time we read and monitor from four separate books, giving an hour and a half to each. As a result we each read but portions from each book, using a number of different readers before the book has been completed. Under the circumstances, the books when completed are returned to the library in New York and are no longer available to us. I mention this in explanation of why I cannot go back and dig this out for you should you so wish. Anyway it is nice to know you are not only finding your way into textbooks, but are also receiving most favorable mention.

Best wishes,

Laura PA

Dear Virginia,

I am writing to commend you on your fine book, The Transvestite and His Wife, which I found to be a great asset to both my wife and I.