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Full Personality Expression
Full Personality Expression (FPE), also ''Phi Pi Epsilon'', was formed in 1962 by Virginia Prince as an organization for heterosexual male Cross-dressing, crossdressers, based on her earlier ''Hose & Heels Club.'' The Alpha chapter was located in California, but new chapters appeared across the United States and Europe. Prince received some criticism for restricting the group's membership to heterosexual (and mostly married) crossdressers and policing of sexual content. Background Formed in 1962 by Virginia Prince as an organization for heterosexual male Cross-dressing, crossdressers, it was based on her earlier ''Hose & Heels Club'' which had been located in Los Angeles''.'' It was renamed in 1976, alongside merging with Carol Beecroft's ''Mademoiselle Sorority (''aka. ''Mamselle''), to Tri-Ess (Society for the Second Self). According to Prince, it was the oldest known Transvestism, transvestite organisation and was formed from the subscribers to her magazine ''Transvestia''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Prince
Virginia Charles Prince (November 23, 1912 – May 2, 2009) was an American transgender woman and transgender activist. She published '' Transvestia'' magazine, and started Full Personality Expression, which later became Tri-Ess, for male heterosexual cross-dressers. Early life Prince was born on November 23, 1912, in Los Angeles, California to a Protestant family. She was assigned male at birth. At around the age of twelve Prince began cross-dressing, first using her mother's clothes. During her time in high school Prince began cross-dressing more frequently and found herself passing as a girl in public.Prince, Virginia. "My Accidental Career." How I Got Into Sex. Eds. B. Bullough, V.L. Bullough, M.A. Fithian, W.E. Hartman and R.S Klein. Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1997. This came to a crux when Virginia, at the age of 18, went to a church Halloween party—not only in a woman's outfit but indeed passing as a woman—and won first prize. This marked "the first occasion in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
