Transgendered support group for cross
dressers including
spouses, partners, family members and friends of TRI-ESS.
Take Off Your Mask & Meet Others...Who Are Just Like Yourself
in Sunny Southern California
The Alpha Chapter is the mother of all Tri-Ess chapters and was founded in order to help the heterosexual cross dresser balance their needs through a support network of others with similar interests. Tri-Ess also serves the spouses and friends of the cross dresser who may be trying to integrate their gender expression into a relationship. We are a very family-oriented organization and believe that spouses should be active members if they so desire. The single person too will find support in the Alpha group. For the cross dresser of Southern California Alpha Chapter is a great source of support and can help with the difficult issues of gender expression.
The Alpha chapter, is the first and oldest support group exclusively for the cross dresser. The group has numerous members plus friends of Tri-Ess who gather once a month in support of transgendered expression. In addition to our monthly meetings there are outside activities designed to offer compassionate and fulfilling activities for the crossdresser and family. The official newsletter Alpha - Bits is printed once a month provides chapter news and guest articles:
"The Transgendered people, their wifes and signficant others that you will meet are sensitive, caring, professional souls who will engulf you with kindness as they did me. They will accept you and make you feel like one of them, I mean this because you are." -My Journey to Alpha by Linda Wade, Alpha-Bits, April 1997.
Every
November Tri-Ess stages the Holiday En Femme. Participants enjoy outings,
attend educational seminars, and generally have fun. Holidays are held
in cities where we have chapters. Alpha chapter hosted the Holiday En Femme
in 1993 in the City of Burbank California. Excursions en femme included
NBC Studios, the Walk of Fame, and the Universal City Walk.
Tri-Ess also presents the annual Spouses' and Partners' International Conference (SPICE), a non-crossdressed event - the only event in the gender community specifically for wives.
Our local chapter officers will be happy to explain more and help make sure that membership in Alpha chapter of Tri-Ess is right for you. We have resources to other groups in the Southern California area should our focus not meet your needs. You don't have to be a member to visit, friends of Tri-Ess are always welcomed.
Send e-mail
TRI-ESS International TRI-ESS ALPHA
Write to: Tri-Ess Alpha, Box 411352,Eagle Rock Sta, Los Angeles, CA 90041
Contact: Kathy Helms Phone: 818-352-9448