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”My Husband Betty” (2003, [[Seal Press]]) is a [[non-fiction]] book by author Helen Boyd about [[cross-dressing|crossdressers]] and their partners. It was for a [[Lambda Literary Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/previous-winners-3/?a_search=Helen+Boyd&award_year=&award_classifications=transgender&award_status=&award_categories=|title=Lambda Literary Awards}}</ref> |
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The book was reviewed in ”[[Booklist]]”, ”[[Kirkus Reviews]]”, and ”[[Publishers Weekly]]”.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Scott |first1=Whitney |title=Boyd, Helen. My Husband Betty. |magazine=[[Booklist]] |volume=100 |number=11 |id={{Gale|A113377637}} |date=1 February 2004 |page=937}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=My Husband Betty |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/helen-boyd/my-husband-betty/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |magazine=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |date=November 15, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser by Helen Boyd |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781560255154 |access-date=17 January 2024 |magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=December 22, 2003}}</ref> |
The book was reviewed in ”[[Booklist]]”, ”[[Kirkus Reviews]]”, and ”[[Publishers Weekly]]”.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Scott |first1=Whitney |title=Boyd, Helen. My Husband Betty. |magazine=[[Booklist]] |volume=100 |number=11 |id={{Gale|A113377637}} |date=1 February 2004 |page=937}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=My Husband Betty |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/helen-boyd/my-husband-betty/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |magazine=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |date=November 15, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser by Helen Boyd |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781560255154 |access-date=17 January 2024 |magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]] |date=December 22, 2003}}</ref> |
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American memoirist (born 1969)
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 Gail Kramer (right) and Betty Crow in 2005 |
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| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Pen name | Helen Boyd |
| Occupation | Academic and author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | The City College of New York |
| Subject | Autobiography, Transgender Liberation |
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Helen Boyd is the pen name of Gail Kramer (born 1969), an American author, academic, and activist. Helen is the author two books[1] about her relationship with her trans partner. Her partner is referred to in both books as “Betty Crow”, though this is also a pseudonym. Helen is on staff at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin as the I.D.E.A.S. Division Affinity Groups Coordinator and PRIDE Center Coordinator.[2]
Helen Boyd graduated Phi Beta Kappa from City College of New York in 1995 with a degree in literature. She has been a guest speaker at trans conferences, including the IFGE, First Event,[3] Fantasia Fair, Southern Comfort, the Chicago Be-All, and also at events like Trans Issues Week at Yale University. Helen and Betty have spoken about LGBT marriage on PBS’s In The Life.[4][5] As of 2011, she is also a Lecturer of Gender and Freshman Studies at Lawrence University.[6]
Boyd’s activism was recognized in 2020 when she was named a “Champion of Pride” by The Advocate.[7]
Boyd formerly ran the mHB Forums, a message board for the discussion of crossdressing- and transgender-related topics.[8]
My Husband Betty (2003, Seal Press) is a non-fiction book by author Helen Boyd about crossdressers and their partners. It was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award.[9]
The book was reviewed in Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and Publishers Weekly.[10][11][12]
She’s Not The Man I Married
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Boyd’s second book is She’s Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband (Seal Press, 2007). An excerpt of this book was featured in On the Issues magazine.[13]
The book was reviewed in The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, The Indypendent, and Publishers Weekly.[14][15][16]
- ^ Seal Press ‘”Helen Boyd’s Author Page” Archived 2013-07-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 13, 2011
- ^ “Helen Boyd Kramer | Lawrence University”. www.lawrence.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ “First Event 2007”. Transgender American Veterans’ Association. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ “Gender Revolution”. Inthelifetv.org. July 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
- ^ Helen Boyd (September 6, 2004). “PBS show – correction”. (en)gender.
- ^ “Lawrence University Gender Studies Faculty”. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013.
- ^ “The Advocate’s 2020 Champions of Pride Come to Life in AR Experience”.
- ^ “mHB Forums”. Archived from the original on 2009-07-01. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ “Lambda Literary Awards”.
- ^ Scott, Whitney (1 February 2004). “Boyd, Helen. My Husband Betty”. Booklist. Vol. 100, no. 11. p. 937. Gale A113377637.
- ^ “My Husband Betty”. Kirkus Reviews. November 15, 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ “My Husband Betty: Love, Sex, and Life with a Crossdresser by Helen Boyd”. Publishers Weekly. December 22, 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ “On the Issues”. 29 July 2009.
- ^ Bader, Eleanor J. (July 9, 2007). “Boyish Girl Meets Girlish Boy: A Review of “She’s not the Man I Married”“. The Indypendent. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ “She’s Not the Man I Married: My Life with a Transgender Husband”. Publishers Weekly. January 29, 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Schlichenmeyer, Terri (July–August 2007). “A gender dilemma”. The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. 14 (4). Gale A166095073.
