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I've been getting around the country these last few months. It's been grand to visit individual crossdressers as well as visiting whole chapters of Tri-ESs soror- ity. I have found that the close- ness that comes through asso- ciation with other like-minded crossdressers brings a peace and contentment that is difficult to explain.

There are so many cross- dressers out there who are so lonely and confused. I have had the privilege to receive literally thousands of letters from such persons and on occasion I have been able to lead them into The Society For The

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Second Self Tri-Ess Sorority, for short. After awhile I hear from them again, telling me of their happiness and how thrilled they are now that they are no longer alone.

We just came off of this year's convention in San Fran- cisco where we had a most satisfying experience.

We stayed at a very nice 17 story hotel where people did not bother us. We hadn't even told the staff at the hotel about us. They didn't care as long as we behaved ourselves - and paid our bill.

We even had a private bus take us around San Francisco. We had the opportunity to get

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out on occasion and take pic- tures (of ourselves, of course). and the bus driver really warmed to us. We offered to allow him to dress up, too, so he wouldn't feel "strange," but he deferred. It seemed that everyone was not that interested as long as we acted like ladies.

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The girls were able to shop at the very nicest stores and still no one was upset by our presence. I went in to a small shop, with Norma, and pur- chased a beautiful blouse. It certainly had to be obvious to the saleslady who waited on us that I was not for real, but she didn't let on I guess she liked my money. There's a moral to that statement. Any- way, we also went into a very nice shoe store where I was waited on by a nice gentle- man. I tried on several pairs of shoes and was treated just like other women. What fun! And the girls in San Francisco really dress to the hilt so I felt at home in my pretty clothes as Norma and I walked around downtown San Francisco.

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We located a great wig- store where the ladies allowed the girls (we came as a group, later on,) to try on wigs and the hairdressers even combed the wigs on our hair. Please note one of the new wigs that I purchased. It's a "Gibson Girl" type. I just love it!

Eating out? Well, we went to a number of nice and most elegant restaurants that certainly couldn't be blind (or deaf) and yet we were all treated like ladies who were eating out. Just goes to show you that as long as you act like a lady, you'll be treated like one.

The girls wore beautiful clothing and all of them looked and acted like the wonderful girls that they are. You certainly missed a grand time in San Fran- cisco. Don't allow this to happen again. Come to New Orleans in 1982 in late March. The weather is great at that time of the year and we will be staying at a very elegant hotel. It will be first class all the way!! Please, only write if you're really in- terested in attending the con- vention.