The committee that will oversee the work has and consists of a clinician, a family systems specialist and a specialist in action research having agreed upon participation. The work on the paper itself has begun as well with countless hours in the library researching others' work on the subject, both in the macro- and micro-scopes, and an accumulation of many fine, and some not-so-fine, articles and books from which to draw.
The researcher needs to talk to the children of crossdressers (of all sorts; tv, tg, ts) who are between the ages of 16 and 25. Those children under the age of majority will be provided with parental consent forms. This study will consist of a brief questionnaire, from which the child will be encouraged to respond quite freely and, when appropriate and available, interviews (again subjects under 18 will be interviewed with their parent's consent).
The process for contact is as follows: IF you have a child or children who are between the ages of 16 and 25, AND who have known about and experienced, in to some full degree, your crossdressing behavior (around the house or in public), AND they would be willing (without parental coercion) to share their experiential story with me...and later, anonymously with the psychological/transgendered community, I would appreciate THEM contacting me so we can proceed.
It is hoped that individuals and groups will volunteer to assist with this study so that a foundation for further study may be laid and definitive conclusions arrived at. The pilot study, which will require participation of several children of crossdressers is slated to begin in August 1, 1996. If you are a parent or know of a crossdresser who is a parent, please contact me soon, at:
RESEARCH PROJECT
10400 RIO HONDO PARKWAY
EL MONTE, CA 91733-1354
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e-mail at: tedclem@ix.netcom.com