Although there are a number of excellent, well written books on the experiences of Wives of Transvestites, they have by necessity been based on fairly small, highly focused samples. The present study attempts to reach an international sampling of the attitudes, concerns, and daily life adjustments of the significant others of transgendered persons. Although, no single study is perfect, we hope to provide a modest contribution to the body of literature on this important topic. Using your responses, our goal is to provide a detailed, relevant, and accurate profile of significant others or transgendered persons which will compliment and expand on earlier studies. Quite frankly, several of our questions relate to very private attitudes and behaviors.
All questions ask for the respondent to elaborate beyond the limited choices provided.
Regardless of the question format, the critical element is the responses from the wives, partners, and significant others themselves. Later, if our respondents choose, they should feel free to share their responses with their transgendered mate. In the event, that it is not possible to complete the survey alone, please indicate, in the question asked, the conditions under which the survey was completed. We will, of course be presenting our findings in as many venues accessible to the transgendered community as is possible with all initial reports being presented initially through Chris Well's Above and Beyond Mall. Due to the distribution of responses to our earlier survey on transgendered behavior and the Internet, these questions are likely to be more relevant for persons whose gender orientation is Male to Female rather than Female to Male.