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3. I have

children whose ages are

4. They do

or do not

know about my dressing.

5. I will be willing to have them interviewed in person (if in target areas) or I will give them the questionnaire to fill out with the clear understanding that in neither the interview nor the question- naire will the subject of transvestism be brought up. It will not be discussed unless I give my special permission to do so.

I really hope that a lot of you with children will respond and co- operate in this study. I hope you realize that very few studies on our subject have been made by professionals. None has been made on the matter of children. Since one of the big worries of wives is what would happen to children if they found out, this study should help set their minds at ease. Additionally, Dr. Green is a very widely known authority in the field of sex and gender and has published many articles in the area. He is also the founding editor of the Archives of Sexual Behavior. His research is quoted widely and he speaks in a lot of groups. Thus if this research should turn out as we both would expect - namely that the children are not affected by the fact of their father's transvestism, it would help bring the whole subject to public attention and in a favorable way by a well known authority. That would certainly help as we have very few ways of achieving public acceptance and understanding. Naturally children who have been told about the transvestism of the father will be the most valuable to study whether by interview or questionnnaire. Again I strongly urge your cooperation on this matter. Please send me a card promptly so that we may be able to know the number of participants we will have and thus Dr. Green can plan his study. So-0-0-0-0 how about it?

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