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Helen Boyd graduated Phi Beta Kappa from The City College of New York in 1995 with a degree in literature.
( Author Helen Boyd is a happily married woman whose husb...)
Author Helen Boyd is a happily married woman whose husband enjoys sharing her wardrobe - and she has written the first book on transgendered men to focus on their relationships. Traditionally known as cross-dressers, transvestites, or drag queens, men like Helen's husband are a diverse lot who don't always conform to stereotype. Helen addresses every imaginable question concerning the probable and improbable reasons for behavior that still baffle not only "mental health professionals" but the practitioners themselves; the taxonomy of the transgendered and the distinct but overlapping societies of each group; coming out; bisexuality, and homophobia. The book features interviews with some very interesting people: a dominatrix and her crossdressing husband; a crossdressing Reiki master and his son; a woman who after dating one crossdresser wanted to date others and fell in love with a transsexual instead; and a woman whose husband promised her he was only a crossdresser who later realized that he was transsexual. The stories and opinions chosen to represent the spectrum will surely titillate, shock, and disgust some readers; alternatively, Helen's narrative is a powerful lens with which to examine our own notions of gender and equality.
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Helen Boyd graduated Phi Beta Kappa from The City College of New York in 1995 with a degree in literature.
Her partner is referred to in both books as "Betty Crow", though this is also a pseudonym. She has been a guest speaker at transport conferences, including the IFGE, First Event, Fantasia Fair, Southern Comfort, the Chicago Be-All, and also at special events like Transport Issues Week at Yale University. Helen and Betty have spoken about LGBT marriage on Public Broadcasting Service"s In The Life.
As of 2011, she is also a Lecturer of Gender and Freshman Studies at Lawrence University.
Boyd also runs the mHB Forums, a message board for the discussion of crossdressingand transgender-related topics. The community associated with the board is noted for its willingness to debate sacred cows of the transgender community.
( Author Helen Boyd is a happily married woman whose husb...)