Tri-Ess
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Tri-Ess (Society for the Second Self) is an international educational, social, and support group for heterosexual cross-dressers, their partners, and their families.[1][2][3]
History[]
Tri-Ess was founded in 1976 by the merging of two existing groups for crossdressers, Mamselle, a group formed by , and another group called the Foundation for Personality Expression (FPE), which was formed by Virginia Prince.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Tri-Ess has five chapters nationwide in the United States,[11] and is a member of the World Congress of Transgender Organizations.[12]
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.
- Holiday en femme
- A holiday for crossdressers, hosted each November.
- Spouses' and Partners' International Conference on Education (SPICE)
- Non-crossdressed event for wives and couples.[citation needed]
See also[]
- List of transgender-related topics
- List of transgender-rights organizations
- Queer heterosexuality
References[]
- ^ Abby, Dear. "His cross-dressing isn't a secret anymore". Inquirer.com.
- ^ Brant, Joseph (July 29, 2015). "TRANSPARENT recap: "Best New Girl"".
- ^ "Cross-Dressers: Coming Out to Their Wives".
- ^ "IFGE's 1st Annual "Coming Together-Working Together" Convention: Book of Program Transcripts - Digital Transgender Archive". Digitaltransgenderarchive.net.
- ^ "The TV-TS tapestry". International Foundation for Gender Education. July 29, 1991 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "TV GUISE Vol. I, Issue 8 (November, 1991) - Digital Transgender Archive". Digitaltransgenderarchive.net.
- ^ "The TV-TS tapestry". International Foundation for Gender Education. July 29, 1993 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The 7th annual Coming Together - Working Together Convention Program Book - Digital Transgender Archive". Digitaltransgenderarchive.net.
- ^ "The TV-TS tapestry". Archive.org. International Foundation for Gender Education. July 29, 1994.
- ^ "AEGIS News, No. 7 (April, 1996) - Digital Transgender Archive". Digitaltransgenderarchive.net.
- ^ "chap-list". Tri-ess.org.
- ^ "Whatis". Tri-ess.org.
Further reading[]
- Head over Heels: Wives Who Stay With Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals
External links[]
Categories:
- Cross-dressing
- Transgender organizations in the United States