COVER

GIRL

VALARIE

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What a surprise! ME being asked to be a Cover Girl for Transves- tia! It seems like only yesterday that the thought of my picture being seen by anyone would have sent shivers up my spine.

To start with, my name is Valerie. I'm 28 years old, and I've had a fondness for women's clothes as long as I can remem- ber. I remember putting on my mother's stockings as early as age five. Even then, I could appreciate the cool feeling of nylon against my legs.

As you can guess, my interest in dressing up pro- gressed as the years went by. By the time I was 14, I had assembled a complete fem- inine wardrobe. This mainly consisted of things thrown away by my sister who is four years older than I. I spent a great deal of time going through bags of old clothes about to be thrown out or given away. I even found some of my sister's old makeup she had tired of and was destined for the trash. It was during that time that Valerie was born.

The biggest problem facing me at the time was finding the time to get dressed. It seems like someone was always around the house, but a determined trans- vestite would never let a little thing like that stop him. Some- how, I always found a way to put on my frilly clothes for an hour or two.

I was very concerned about someone possibly discovering my feminine hobby, so I started getting into things other kids my age were getting into--and that usually was trouble. Growing up in an urban area presents many opportunities to go astray. Running the streets got me in more tight situations than I care to remember. The streets did give me exposure to men who dressed like women