- We have the right to know about our husband's
crossdressing, preferably before marriage, but certainly when our
husbands begin to make crossdressing a significant factor in their
lives and wish to contact support groups.
- We have the right to honest and open
communication with our husbands, with negotiation and compromises on
both sides, particularly in regard to allocation of family resources
and in matters pertaining to telling our children. Old patterns of
selfishness and deception must cease.
- We have the right to not be pushed to 'accept'
things before we have had time to learn enough about them and begin
to get used to them.
- We have the right to our husbands as men, the men
we married, men who maintain a positive, healthy masculinity while
'exploring their femininity' and seek neither to evade
responsibilities nor to appropriate our own feminine roles.
- We have the right to support groups for ourselves
that promote our own personal growth and well-being, help us
understand our husbands' needs, and provide tools for relationships
building.
- We have the right to our husbands' masculine male
bodies. Neither partner in a marriage or relationship has the right
to alter body features without the full knowledge and consent of the
other.
- We have the right to support groups for our
husbands that encourage their feminine development without
denigrating healthy masculinity, that welcome us as full members on
an equal basis with our husbands, and that fully support
relationship commitments.
- We have the right not to be mocked and demeaned
by sexually explicit or otherwise offensive conversation, dressing
and behaviour at group meetings.
- We have the right not to be pressured to attend
group gatherings at public locations, night clubs, or other places
that pose security risks.
- We have the right to be asked for our permission
before our clothes, make-up, jewelry or other personal items are
borrowed.
- We have the right to personal time in which to
get in touch with our own femininity, persue our personal growth,
and work on creative projects.
- We have the right to expect local, regional, and
national gender organizations and conventions to fully support and
promote these rights in their programs and policies.
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