A New View haven't been able to generate a new (matching my outfit, of course!). A by Elaine article of any kind. Plus, two months red, shoulder-length wig which LS ago I gave two of our girls interview curly in back and has bangs is my Well we had a good turn out at the forms to fill out and return and I favorite hair-style. I do prefer to style last meeting the total couunt of ladies haven't heard from them yet. So, just it myself. My activities run from was 41. We also had three new like the television industry, this TV is attending Cross-Port meetings, the members welcome to Dominque and going to try a rerun. My first interview, Barony of Northern Kentucky, the John and Tasha. We would like to with Kristine Jones didn't make it to I.F.Cj.n. to going out to bars, welcome back Donna and Myma. press in a readable form. I'm counting shopping, writing articles for the Thank you for coming and we hope on Elaine to nudge this one onto the Inner View, and meeting new people you had a good time. pages of the Inner View. in the gender conmiunily. Perhaps by April I'll have a "fresh face" As far as the arts: I love Blues, We also had some disturbing news. Jazz, Zydeco, Classical, Folk - really for all of you. Someone said the Golden Lion was almost any music. Hie paintings of closed. The truth is it closed only to the Renaissance masters (wLsh I Stay Healthy. Stay Beautiful. Avoid remodel and repair. We wish to inform could paint like Mike) and the Dutch Runners. you that it is back open but under new masters hold my interest. management. We are not quite sure My taste in movies includes T.V.I, Kristine, first let's get down what went on but Bill and Dave will anything by Peter Weir or Bruce to basics. Give us ALL of your vital not be there on the 17th as owner and Bercsford. I really like Australian signs. bar tender. film - Breaker Morant. Gallipoli (movies that rely on Joyce and I had a unique experience KJ. I'm 38 years old and I actors & scripts, not effects). in that we had a question and answer celebrate my fcmme birthday on May session at Miami University in Oxford. 10. I'm 6' 1" tall and weigh 170. 1 T.V.L Hianks for being so candid. We were well received we had an wear a size 16 dress and 11'AW Now, one more honesty test. Do you interesting time while there. The shoes. My measurements are 43-34- have a favorite gripe? people asked some good questions and 42. we hope we gave them good answers. KJ. Just one. Joyce and Bob: the T.V.L What are your preferences in, IL Duce' & Duchess of Inflexibility. say, dress/suit styles, shoes, hair, "It's my way or the highway! hobbies, the arts...you know, all the THE VIEW INSIDE: good stuff? T.V.L Kristine, how long have you by Bobbi L. been a member of Cross-Port? KJ. I prefer either a coatdress, dress/jacket ensemble, or a "military- KJ. Since March, 1991. Girls, this past month I've been style" suit (with straight or pleated hopping like the one legged tap dancer. skirts). I love off-the-shoulder gowns. T.V.L And how long have you been What with taxes and teaching and Greens are my favorite. In shoes, I coming to the meetings? dealing with my father's illness, I like a pump with a 27: inch heel
Vol. 10, No. 3 March 1994 Page 1 KJ. Since March, 1991. dressed and get out of the house in witch doctor (psychologist) Now this my neighborhood without being seen was back in the early sixties. I do not T.V.I. What is your earliest by the neighbors. recall him ever making mention of recollection of cross dressing? the word transvestite or even telling T.V.L What do you imagine the me that there were many men that KJ. Of cross dressing generally - future holds for Kristine? crossdressed. my dad went to a costume party as a Shortly after I got out of the Playboy bunny. I was probably 10 or KJ. I'll probably go to the "Be Navy I was in a local magazine store 11. All" annually. And, of course, keep (we did not have the adult bookstore - Of my cross dressing - a pair of attending Cross-Port. I hope to in our town then) and I saw a my mom's pantyhose made bedroom improve the newsletter & eventually magazine with an article aaout men eyes at me. I was 12 or 13. have color printing with more who dressed as women. Well I got pictures. the magazine and it was thru that T.V.I. What is your favorite cross magazine that I found out about dressing recollection? T.V.L Thank you, Kristine Jones, for Virginia Prince and Transvestia a chance to glimpse the view inside magazuie. From there I did send off KJ. The 1993 Be All one of Cross-port's most active ladies. for some copies of Transvestia. Convention. It was my 3rd time at In one of Virginia's editorials she the Be All and seeing my old friends made mention of parents who would come home and find their teenage from the '91 and "92 Be Alls was INSIGHT #48 really a great time! It gets better each son hanging by a rope. Tliere was never a note, but the clothes that the year. I can't wait for Pittsburgh in By: Barbara Jean boy was wearing was pretty indicative •94! of what was disturbing him so much that he felt he no longer wanted to T.V.I. Are you married, or involved live. Of course out of fear of being in a relationship, and does your outcast by society, the family would S.O.know about your "sister?" Hello girls, this is Barliara back always keep this information private. with another insight for you. OK Tcxlay cxir stxicty lias Ixxxmie KJ. I have been married for six here is the question for you. How old a little more open and much better years. My wife knows. I told her were you when you first started educated on the subject today than it while we were dating that I had the crossdressing? Question two, when was back then in the sixties. But desire to do it but didn't have any did you first learn that you were not given the fact that the teenage years clothes. I had never been fully alone in your desire to crossdress? are the most turmoilous in any dressed or been out. Two and a half persons life, I wonder how many years ago, I started buying clothes for Well if you were like most of us young boys still end their lives, or Cross-Port. She accepts this part of girls, crossdressing started in the early attempt to end their lives due to me as she teens, or even younger. A lot of being crossdressers. knows I enjoy it, but she would never other factors were then involved in It is due to this one fact alone come to a meeting for fear of determining when you first learned that I have for years been an recognition. She Ls very accepting. that you were not alone in thLs desire to dress as a girl. I myself was advocate of our getting our publications out of the realm of "for T.V.L What is the most satisfying about 12 or 13 when i first started my adults only". Tliere is nothing more aspect of cross dressing for you? crossdressing, and I think I was about 21 or 22 when I first learned that that I would like better than to be there were others, or even knew that able to go to my local magazine stand KJ. Meeting peoplc.especially there was a name for this and find our crossdressing magazines, new members of Cross-Port. Hearing phenomenon. I did not have sisters, located next to publications such as their stories. Also, getting dressed for I was an only child in my family and Ms. and I^adies Home Journal. Now Coronations or other formals is fun. I would often find myself when alone we do have quite a few publications But the greatest thing is seeing first going into my parents bedroom to that could very well be put down time people & then see them put on my step mothers clothes. Of below with these magazines, with no continue to come back and enjoy the course my parents did find out. age restrictions for their purchase. meetings. Locks were put on the bedroom door Feminine, LadyLike, and Tapestry, (I always managed to find the key or are some that come to mind. So why T.V.L What is the most disturbing to spring the lock thou) and they do they remain available only thru aspect? then sent me off for some the adult bookstore or via the mail? brainwashing sessions with the local Certainly even someone like Jerry KJ. It's really tough to get Fawell would not find anything
Vol. 10, No. 3 March 1994 Page 2 pornographic in these, these problem would be in us. Would we years before we find our publications magazines are so clean that we be willing to purchase our magazine on the open magazine stand, cannot even classify them as soft if it was available at an open available for purchase by anyone of pom. magazine stand, no plain brown bag any age. But we are the one who will I guess part of the answer lies in to put it in? "Hey Joe long time forge the way. Just as the women of the subject that they deal with. Many since I seen you. Hey what are you today are forging the way to changing people who seem to accept us, would doing with that magazine? Don't you the ideas that society has toward not be willing to accept it if their own know that is for those sissy guys that them, we are forging the way in son was a crossdresser, it is the "Tliis like to wear dresses? Come on your changing the ideas that society has only happens to others" concept. not one of them are you?" Huh toward us. I low do you want society How well educated a parent is also Huh, you got the message girls. If the to view you and what are YOU doing plays a big role in determining their magazine were available on an open toward that goal? willingness and ability to accept magazine stand would you buy it, or Well that is all for this month. crossdressing in their own family. would you still want the security of Do take care and be good to Now mom may be more willing to the adult bookstore or via mail yourself. I love each and every one accept and understand than dad is. concept. Talk about peer pressure, of you girls out there and you are As Virginia Prince said in an article consider the teenager who were to worth every bit of that love. entitled "Understanding comes before purchase one of these magazines. Acceptance" men have ruled this I ^JC!5 ii the axi bcfoic wc can planet for the past 5000 years. The come out of the closet with our JOYCE'S women's movement has only been publications, we ourselves must first WORLD around for the past 300 or so years, come out of the closet. We must so forget anything that they have work harder to educate society that done, it has only made a minor dent we are simply normal men who wish in societies way of thinking. ITien to express and not suppress our Ihe Bamny Ball of Northern Ky too, we have the silver screen feminine qualities. We also must will be held on March 12th at the informing us of what men are unite with the women liberation Southgate House in Newport , Ky. suppose to be like. I really do not movement, to end the practice of Tickets are $15.00 and are available think that dad is quite willing to treating women as second class by calling Baron Bob at (606) 581- accept the fact that hLs son is citizens. And most important we 7984 leave a message if he's not anything other than what the world ourselves must show that WH at home. Hie price at the door, the expects of him. If anyone is reluctant consider women as equals, that WH night of the ball, will be $20.00, so to change, it is the men in our will not tolerate them being treated get your tickets early. Dress up in society. They have a position of as anything less than equal. your finest and plan on a fun filled power and fear that anything like this We must shew that we liavc no evening. We anticipate a large crowd, will be a relinquLshing of their power. shame, but immense pride in our with people coming from many states Anc5ther probfcm in getting our being crossdressers, that our and (?anada. magazines out of the realm of the crossdressing is simply a tool used to adults only and onto the open bring out and develop the finest Joyce made another trip to magazine stand comes in means of qualities in our personalities. Canada the last weekend of January. distribution. In printing an adult When I wrote the liy-laws for Why 1 picked this time to go I will magazine one would do the layout MU SIGMA, I put in a provision for never fully understand. As cold as it work, and then send it off to a minor crossdressers to join. Written was here, it was even colder in magazine distributor who would do and notarized permission from the Hamilton, Ontario. On the way up, I the printing and the distributing via custodial parent was required, along had another encounter with the the adult bookstores. Printing runs with the requirement that the parent (Customs Agents. After the usual are small compared to that of other themselves attended the meetings. questions, he wanted me to open the magazines and there are much fewer What about the group that you trunk of the car. Hie reason for this returns. To go thru open magazine belong too girls? Are you ready to I assume was because the car sat so stands, much larger printing runs arc accept minors into your group. I low due to the amount of clothing for needed and there is the possibility of think parental attendance is one way three people. As usual, I took enough many more returns which the to show the parents that they have changes of clothing for at least a two publisher would still have to pay for little to fear in us. As the week stay, even though we would in the printing run. Thus there is the cigarette ad says, "You come a long only be there four days. After a quick problem of a large financial backing way baby to get to where you are glance, the agent sent us on our needed to go on the open magazine today". Yes we have come a long merry way...not nearly as exciting as stand. way since the sixties, but we still have the 1992 encounter (see December, But I think the really big a long way to go. It may be many
Vol. 10, No. 3 March 1994 Page 3 '92 newsletter). had nothing better to do and wished Tlicse students had many questions to liven up his evening by stopping as you can well imagine. Elaine and We stayed in dcwntcwn Hamilton and talking to a woman. Boy was he I answered them to the best of our at the Ramada Inn. Rick and I went in for a surprise! Better luck to him abilities. Here, as well as at Earlham, sightseeing Saturday and Sunday, next time. I handed out several pamphlets, going to "Durhun Castle," "Withien Cross-Port cards, and left a copy of House," the football museum, and On a more serious note, I Tapestry for them to read. assorted other places of interest. Hie recently had been contacted by three evenings were spent being wined and different, all inquiring whether Cross- I found Ixith of these events to dined at local restaurants and homes. Port had speakers who would be be very interesting and informative, Each evening concluded merrily at willing to give a presentation on the not only for the students, but also for Bacon Wally Diamond's 121 Club, crossdressing community. Fhese my.self. From the questions asked, I where we were once again treated as conferences were being held by the have gained a better perspective of Royalty by the Hamilton Barony. gay groups on campus. A three day young people and their concerns. seminar (February 18-20) at Earlham One thing which amazed me: NO On our return tr^ we once agaai College in Richmond, IN was held in ONE asked "the question:" "What stopped at Niagara Falls. I never tire Carpenter Hall. Earlham is a small bathroom do you use when dressed?" of seeing them. We were joined by (1100 students) college. Never-the- Rather strange, since this seems to be four other Barony members who had less they had between 100 and 150 foremost in the minds of the made the trip north. This time was participants. During the initial heterosexual community. different as all but the main flow of contact with Cross-Port, I had given water was frozen, creating an Ice them the number for Crystal Club sot University of Cincinnati also Castle effect. that they could contact our sister inquired about the availability of club. As things turned out, Jamie obtaining a speaker. I am still waiting Elbiibeth, who is a member of Cross- The round trip totaled some for conformation as to the date and Port as well, gave a presentation on eleven hundred miles. We time. Ilie last time I spoke with crossdressing to about 20 students on encountered constant rain heading them, they mentioned some time in Saturday morning. Sunday it was my north and very icy road conditions on early April. I will keep you informed. turn. The group was somewhat the way back. Never the less, the trip Anyone interested in taking part, smaller, 12, but very receptive. After was uneventful until I was less than a please contact me. a brief explanation of Cross-Port's quarter mile from home. It was about aims and goals, and a lecture about one a.m. as I turned onto the road Take care and enjoy. the crossdressing community in where I live, when I saw the flashing I^we, general, I opened the floor to red lights in the rear view mirror. Joyce questions. There followed a lively Getting out of the car, I approached discussion lasting an hour and a half. the officer and inquired as to the Richmond, I was informed, is an NOTICE problem. He informed me that I had ultra-conservative town and Transsexual kx)king for same or made too wide of a turn. He also consequently, the students are openly other transgendered for a wished to know if I was maybe gay only on campus, and not in town. rcx)mmate to share 6 r{X)m unfamiliar with the turn. I assured However, they are planning to apartment. Must be compatable him I was not, as I lived just down become more visible in the future. I with rcx:k and roll life style. Apt the road and made this turn every also learned that in the past, they .on major bus line. day. At this time he asked to see my had little or no contact with the Call Lisha at (513) 751-3106 driver's license. So, I dug into my "transgendered community." purse and pulled out my wallet. As I handed my license to him, I explained that I was a transgendered I was also contacted by Miami person and that the license was, University in Oxford, Ohio at Upham indeed, really mine. All this time he Hall. Miami is quite large in was very nice, did not so much as comparison to Earlham College. I blink an eye, and told me that he just was accompanied by Elaine and we wanted to make sure I got home were very well received. Again, I gave safely. He then sent me on my way. a ten to fifteen minute presentation. You know...the more I think about it, Then Elaine and I fielded questions the less I am inclined to believe that from the fifteen students present (It I had made an improper turn. seems we were competing with Rather, in my opinion, the officer several other functions that night).
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