"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 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."
Helen Boyd is the pen name of Gail Kramer, an American author, academic, and activist. She is a prominent activist for spouses of transgender people. Boyd is the author of two books about her relationship with her trans partner, referred to in both books as "Betty Crow". Her first book, "My Husband Betty" (2003), is a non-fiction book about crossdressers and their partners. It was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. Her second book, "She's Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband" (2007), has been called "a postmodern reflection on transness". Boyd has been a guest speaker at trans conferences, including the IFGE, First Event, Fantasia Fair, Southern Comfort, and the Chicago Be-All. She has also spoken about LGBT marriage on PBS's In The Life. As of 2011, she is a Lecturer of Gender and Freshman Studies at Lawrence University.
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