RANSVESTIA

the semi-darkness to clothing himself completely in lingerie, dres- ses, skirts and blouses and high heeed slippers. He appeared in- ordinately fond of a type of corsetry known as a "merry widow" and spent much time lacing himself into it and wearing it, even during sleeping hours.

(4) Toward the end of the period, he was much less concerned with the possibility of being discovered while "en lingerie." He still refused to appear in public dressed as a woman.

(5) When asked the standard question, "Don't you just adore being feminine?" he answered, "Well, I'm not a girl, but I see nothing wrong with having some of the nicer traits."

D. 1 March - 31 May 1937: (1) During this period, sub- ject was able, with assistance and quite a bit of discomfort, to kiss his left elbow; seven weeks later he succeeded, again with assis- tance, to also kiss his right elbow. He was then informed that he was on his won and could either continue the kissing process or stop trying. The verse was then recited to him and he was told that the end results might be complete feminization and possible sex change.

(2) The subject's reaction was stunning: he cried, pounded the table and accused the Institute of stealing his man- hood; he screamed that he did not want to become a female or to incur more feminine traits. He begged that he be allowed to leave in the same condition as he had entered. His emotions were finally brought under control, and he was informed that during his second year at the Institute, he could leave this experimental area and be assigned to the division involved in agriculture and road maintenance for a period of one year. He was informed that the only advice we could give him was to discontinue, at once, kissing his elbows and never again to attempt this practice. He agreed to this proposal and was reassigned on 1 June 1937 to the division he wryly called his "rehabilitation center."

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