helen boyd
- Occupation: author
- Location: Brooklyn : New York : United States
About Me
Helen Boyd is the author of My Husband Betty(Thunder’s Mouth, 2004) which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and is now in its 6th printing. Her second book, She’s Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband (Seal Press, 2007), has been called “the (im)perfect modern love story” and “a postmodern reflection on transness.” Her blog (en)gender can be found online at www.myhusbandbetty.com. Boyd has been running an online group for couples since 2000, and has spoken at many trans conferences, including the IFGE, First Event, Fantasia Fair, Southern Comfort, the Chicago Be-All, and also at special events, like Trans Issues Week at Yale University. Helen and Betty have appeared on The Dr. Keith Ablow Show and spoke about GLBT marriage on PBS’ In the Life. Her writing has also appeared in anthologies edited by Matt Bernstein Sycamore and Vern Bullough. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner Betty and their three cats.
The squish of mud between your toes; how would you live your life as a frog?
happily.
Interests
- gender
- transgender
- writing
- crossdressing
- queer
- genderqueer
- relationships
- non fiction
- punk rock
- coal mining
- buster keaton
- new wave
- books...
Favorite Movies
Favorite Music
Favorite Books
- Abarat by Clive Barker
- the His Dark Materials trilogy
- Gormenghast
- My Husband Betty
- She's Not the Man I Married.
