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| Cross-dressing |
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| History of cross-dressing |
| Breeches role · Breeching Travesti · In film and television In wartime · Pantomime dame |
| Key elements |
| As a transgender identity Passing · Transvestism |
| Modern drag culture |
| Ball culture · Drag Drag king · Drag pageantry Drag queen · Faux queen List of drag queens |
| Sexual aspects |
| Autoandrophilia · Autogynephilia Feminization · Petticoating Transvestic fetishism Sissy · Transgender sexuality |
| Sexual attraction to cross-dressers |
| Andromimetophilia Gynemimetophilia |
| Other aspects |
| Bacha posh · Crossplay En femme Female masking Gender disguise |
| Passing as male |
| Breast binding · Packing |
| Passing as female |
| Cleavage enhancement Hip and buttock padding Breast forms |
| Organizations |
| Tri-Ess |
| Books |
| My Husband Betty She's Not The Man I Married |
Tri-Ess (The Society for the Second Self) is an international educational, social and support group for heterosexual crossdressers, their partners, the spouses of married crossdressers and their families.
Tri-Ess has more than 30 chapters nationwide in the United States, and is a member of the World Congress of Transgender Organizations.
The Tri-Ess vision statement is expressed in the acronym FIBER:
F - Full personality expression, in a blending of both our masculine and feminine characteristics, in order to be all we can be.
I - Integration of our masculinity and femininity to create a happier, more complete, person as we use our enhanced understanding of ourselves in our daily lives.
B - Balance between masculinity and femininity in our total personalities.
E - Education of Crossdressers toward self-acceptance, education of our families toward understanding, and education of society toward the acceptance of Crossdressers as ordinary people with a special gender gift.
R - Relationship-building in the context of crossdressing.
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[edit] History of Tri-Ess
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Tri-Ess was founded in 1976 by the merging of two existing groups for crossdressers, Mamselle, a group formed by Carol Beecroft, and another group called the Foundation for Personality Expression (FPE), which was formed by Virginia Prince.
[edit] Tri-Ess Membership Publications and Programs
The Femme Mirror. A quarterly magazine covering a wide range of topics in crossdressing, including coming out stories, community news, etc.
Sweetheart Connection. A quarterly newsletter produced by wives, for wives of other crossdressers.[citation needed]
Big Sister Program. New members joining Tri-Ess have the option of being assigned a correspondence Big Sister, serves a supportive role during their first year of membership.
Pen Pal Program. For members who live far away from any chapters, Tri-Ess has a Pen Pal program.
Sisters Across the Sea Program. This program encourages international correspondence between Tri-Ess chapters in the United States and similar organizations abroad.
Tri-Ess also organizes events including an annual Holiday En Femme for crossdressers (held in November), and Spouses' and Partners' International Conference on Education (SPICE), a non-crossdressed event specifically for wives and couples.[citation needed]
