YOUR

LETTERS

The following letters are just a few of the many letters that your busy Editor receives in her office each week.

Dear Carol: Thank you very much for sending me the in- formation on the Society for the Second Self. I would very much like to apply for member- ship and hope that I can be accepted. It would be nice to get into contact with sisters again.

Allow me to maybe tell you a little bit about me. I have been a TV for as far as I can remember and have gone through all the usual ups and downs. During my time in college, my sister kind of took over, and I slowly came to the vague realization that I was what I was and that feeling guilty did not help too much. I enjoyed my dressing as much as possible. I got caught by a couple of landladies, who were very nice about it. Also, my two best buddies once spotted some unremoved lip- stick traces on my lips and I found that they accepted the true explanation and our friend- ship never suffered.

In 1960, my wife and I came to the U.S. for a year or two. She was aware of my 'affliction' but kind of negative. About a year later, I found Transvestia, or or better, Trans- vestia found me, and with the magazine and the information book's help, my darling wife

came around and started to accept me as I was. It was not easy for her, but she became very understanding. I guess have to say honestly that I shoved a lot in that direction.

In 1962 I joined FPE. After a 3-year stay in Kansas, we moved to New Jersey. In New Jersey, we had a lot of contact with sisters and their wives and the social life was very active! It was beautiful!

In New Jersey, we adopted our two kids and then in 1972, I made one of my big mistakes. I allowed the company to transfer me back home to the home office. I found that I could not get used to the old ways of my home country! The saying "Oh, what the hell, it's home," did not apply anymore after being spoiled for 12 years in the U.S. At that time, I also lost contact with FPE and Transvestia, of course completely due to my fault!

Anyhow, thanks to having obtained a U.S. Passport in the late sixties, I returned to the States, first to Kansas, and three years ago to beautiful Calif- ornia. We really enjoy it here.

This summer, my wife and the kids are back home in Switzerland, and "poor dad” had to stay home! But of course

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I am having a blast!! I even find that I enjoy house work, but I have to be dressed properly like a housewife, otherwise I don't care too much about it!! Au revoir---

Heidi

California

Dear Carol: I'm a 36-year old divorcee and a transvestite. I've felt as I do for literally as long as I can remember. My ex-wife knew it, but thought she could "cure me" of it. She was'nt even interested in trying to under- stand it as I hoped she would, and turned out to be at least an F- as a wife. Our marriage wouldn't have worked anyway, as my being a transvestite was by no means our only problem. Now I'm engaged to a really wonderful girl who couldn't be happier about me. She's the original 'A' so there are still some of them out there. Unfortunately, those of us who do find them sometimes don't until the second time around- but then, maybe we appreciate them more! She really wants to help and understand me, and definitely does NOT want me to change. She has read several of Virginia's books and has al- ready written both you and