 She became active in science fiction fandom (where she was often known as "Tigrina", although her real name was no secret) in early 1941, first through contact with Forrest J. Ackerman and science fiction fanzines (to which she contributed cartoons and letters of comment,) later becoming an active member of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS), of which she would eventually become secretary after her move to Los Angeles.During this period she acquired some notoriety within fandom due to her proclamation of an interest in Satanism, which drew comments from Henry Kuttner and Wilson Tucker, among others.Eyde first identified as a lesbian in 1946, when she noticed that many of the other women in her apartment building did not spend time talking about boyfriends and breakups.