TRI ESS
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In recent years, some chapters have broken away from TRI ESS because of these regulations or actively declined to enforce these regulations. | In recent years, some chapters have broken away from TRI ESS because of these regulations or actively declined to enforce these regulations. | ||
Revision as of 19:21, 28 June 2014
TRI ESS (SSS, Sigma-Sigma-Sigma, Society for the Second Self) is a US-based social and support organization intended primarily for heterosexual crossdressers and their partners.
History
TRI ESS was founded by Virginia Prince in 1975 as a continuation of FPE, an existing distributed support group. In 1976, TRI ESS absorbed Mamselle, a smaller similar group. Also in 1976, Tri Ess rejected a proposal to merge/reconcile with the International Alliance, a similar group which had broken away from FPE/Tri Ess within recent years.
The group remains very active today with several chapters and independent members throughout the US.
Criticism
TRI ESS doctrine requires that members be heterosexual in orientation and not in pursuit of transition. Because of this, the group has a history of members who felt they needed to falsely state their orientation in order to receive support from the group.
By the rules, TRI ESS has three barriers to entry:
- Homosexuality
- Prospective members must affirm that they are exclusively heterosexual in orientation.
- Transsexuality
In recent years, some chapters have broken away from TRI ESS because of these regulations or actively declined to enforce these regulations.
