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020			_a1560255153
020			_a9781560255154
100	1		_aBoyd, Helen _4aut
245	1	0	_aMy husband Betty _blove, sex, and life with a crossdresser _cHelen Boyd
264		1	_aNew York, N.Y. _bThunder's Mouth Press _c[2003]
300			_axiv, 285 Seiten
520			_aAuthor 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.
650		2	_aTransgender
650		2	_aFamilie
650		2	_aLiebe
650		2	_aAutobiografien
653			_aMemoiren
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