Tri-Ess

Tri-Ess (The Society for the Second Self) is an international educational, social and support group for heterosexual crossdressers, their partners, the spouses of married crossdressers and their families.

Tri-Ess has more than 30 chapters nationwide in the United States, and is a member of the "World Congress of Transgender Organizations" and the "International Foundation for Gender Education (IFGE)".

The Tri-Ess vision statement is expressed in the acronym FIBER:

F - Full personality expression, in a blending of both our masculine and feminine characteristics, in order to be all we can be.

I - Integration of our masculinity and femininity to create a happier, more complete, person as we use our enhanced understanding of ourselves in our daily lives.

B - Balance between masculinity and femininity in our total personalities.

E - Education of Crossdressers toward self-acceptance, education of our families toward understanding, and education of society toward the acceptance of Crossdressers as ordinary people with a special gender gift.

R - Relationship-building in the context of crossdressing.

History of Tri-Ess

Tri-Ess was founded in 1976 by the merging of two existing groups for crossdressers, "Mamselle", a group formed by Carol Beecroft, and another group called the "Foundation for Personality Expression (FPE)", which was formed by Virginia Prince.

Tri-Ess Membership Publications and Programs

The Femme Mirror. A quarterly magazine covering a wide range of topics in crossdressing, including coming out stories, community news, etc.

Sweetheart Connection. A quarterly newsletter produced by wives, for wives of other crossdressers.

Big Sister Program. New members joining Tri-Ess have the option of being assigned a correspondence "Big Sister", serves a supportive role during their first year of membership.

Pen Pal Program. For members who live far away from any chapters, Tri-Ess has a "Pen Pal" program.

Sisters Across the Sea Program. This program encourages international correspondence between Tri-Ess chapters in the United States and similar organizations abroad.

Tri-Ess also organizes events including an annual Holiday En Femme for crossdressers (held in November), and Spouses' and Partners' International Conference on Education (SPICE), a non-crossdressed event specifically for wives and couples.

ee also

* List of transgender-related topics
* List of transgender-rights organizations

External links

* [http://www.tri-ess.org Tri-Ess - Contemporary Heterosexual Crossdressing Support Organization]

** [http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Heights/7396/ Tri-Ess Chi Delta Mu Chapter] - New York City Metro Area
** [http://www.geocities.com/nu_sigma_tau/ Tri-Ess Nu Sigma Tau Chapter] - Long Island New York Area
** [http://www.geocities.com/tri_ess_ne/ Tri-Ess Tau Sigma Nu Epsilon Chapter] - New England Area
** [http://wildrose.org/ Tri-Ess Chi Epsilon Sigma Chapter] - Baltimore, Maryland Metro Area
** [http://www.triessnj.org/ Tri-Ess Sigma Nu Rho Chapter] - Trenton, New Jersey Area
** [http://www.triess-cle.org/ Tri-Ess Chi Lambda Epsilon Chapter] - Cleveland, Ohio Area
** [http://www.lambdamu.org/ Tri-Ess Lambda Mu Chapter] - Lower Michigan Area
** [http://www.geocities.com/nulambdapi/ Tri-Ess Nu Lambda Pi Chapter] - Northern Michigan Area
** [http://www.kappabetagroup.org/ Tri-Ess Kappa Beta Chapter] - Charlotte, North Carolina Metro Area
** [http://www.sigmaepsilonatlanta.org/ Tri-Ess Sigma Epsilon Chapter] - Atlanta, Georgia Metro Area
** [http://www.geocities.com/SigmaRhoDelta/ Tri-Ess Sigma Rho Delta Chapter] - Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina Metro Area
** [http://www.sigmamubeta.org/ Tri-Ess Sigma Mu Beta Chapter] - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
** [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/8168/ Tri-Ess Mu Beta Gamma Chapter] - Miami, Florida Metro Area
** [http://www.crossdressflorida.com/ Tri-Ess Phi Epsilon Mu Chapter] - Orlando, Florida Metro Area
** [http://www.tri-beta.com/ Tri-Ess Tri Beta Chapter] - Tampa, Florida Metro Area
** [http://alphatausorority.tripod.com/ Tri-Ess Alpha Tau Chapter] - Austin, Texas Metro Area
** [http://www.transgender.org/lntsss/ Tri-Ess Lambda Nu Tau Chapter] - Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Metro Area
** [http://www.tau-chi.org/ Tri-Ess Tau Chi Chapter] - Houston, Texas Metro Area
** [http://www.chi-triess.org/ Tri-Ess Chi Chapter] - Chicago, Illinois Metro Area
** [http://www.cui-triess.org/ Tri-Ess Chi Upsilon Iota Chapter] - Champaign/Urbana, Illinois Area
** [http://www.triessmn.com/ Tri-Ess Tau Epsilon Mu Chapter] - Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota Metro Area
** [http://www.sigma-mu.org/ Tri-Ess Sigma Mu Chapter] - Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
** [http://www.geocities.com/kappaphiiota2002/ Tri-Ess Iota Kappa Phi Chapter] - Cedar Rapids, Iowa Metro Area
** [http://www.rmtsk.org/ Tri-Ess Tau Sigma Kappa Chapter] - Denver, Colorado Metro Area
** [http://www.evergreen-triess.com/ Tri-Ess Tau Epsilon Sigma Chapter] - Seattle, Washington Metro Area
** [http://www.alphatriess.org/ Tri-Ess Alpha Chapter] - Los Angeles, California Metro Area
** [http://geocities.com/sigma_delta_gamma/ Tri-Ess Sigma Delta Gamma Chapter] - Sacramento, California Metro Area
** [http://www.alpha-zeta.org/ Tri-Ess Alpha Zeta Chapter] - Phoenix, Arizona Metro Area
** [http://www.ladiesknightout.com/ Tri-Ess Lambda Kappa Omicron Chapter] - Orange County, California Metro Area
** [http://www.geocities.com/tauupsilon/ Tri-Ess Tau Upsilon Chapter] - Tucson, Arizona Metro Area
** [http://www.geocities.com/lasvegastug/ Tri-Ess Theta Upsilon Gamma Chapter] - Las Vegas, Nevada Metro Area