Tristan Taormino wrote this cool article about us in the Village Voice
I’ve also posted it in the forums section, here
Tristan’s website is PuckerUp.com
Take My Breasts Away event
February 7, 7:00-10:00 pm
TAKE MY BREASTS AWAY
Gala fundraiser to raise money for FTM Evan Schwartz’s chest surgery. The incredible line up includes: Emcee Tristan Taormino; The Cast of Butch McCloud with Episode 7, Honey I Shrunk The Lesbians!; Helen Boyd, author of My Husband Betty; Drag performer extraordinaire Johnny Kat; clips from Transparents, a film about FTMs and their children; plus postcards to send to your congress persons, raffle with great prizes, and tasty culinary delights.
Location: The Center, 238 W. 13th Street, NYC
Admission: $20* (*no one turned away). You can purchase tickets in advance at www.smarttix.com.
Email: johnnykatloveschilifries@hotmail.com
URL: www.hottrannieboy.com
Take My Breasts Away event
February 7, 7:00-10:00 pm
TAKE MY BREASTS AWAY
Gala fundraiser to raise money for FTM Evan Schwartz’s chest surgery. The incredible line up includes: Emcee Tristan Taormino; The Cast of Butch McCloud with Episode 7, Honey I Shrunk The Lesbians!; Helen Boyd, author of My Husband Betty; Drag performer extraordinaire Johnny Kat; clips from Transparents, a film about FTMs and their children; plus postcards to send to your congress persons, raffle with great prizes, and tasty culinary delights.
Location: The Center, 238 W. 13th Street, NYC
Admission: $20* (*no one turned away). You can purchase tickets in advance at www.smarttix.com.
Email: johnnykatloveschilifries@hotmail.com
URL: www.hottrannieboy.com
Trans*Am party 1/25
For those of you who couldn’t make last night’s book party at the Corner Bookstore, which was a smashing success, there is another party this Sunday night. It’s called Trans*Am – produced by Ethan Carter, and open to trannnies, genderqueers, and supporters.
What: Trans*Am
Where: Meow Mix, 269 East Houston @ Suffolk
When: Sunday, January 25th
Doors open at 9pm, with tunes by DJ HiFi Hillary, hosted by Carolyn, and featuring readings by Evie, Sydney, Carolyn, Tennessee, and yours truly!
There’ll be contests to give away a few free copies of MHB.
For more information
Entertainment Weekly
In the January 23/30 edition of Entertainment Weekly, right under the Best-Sellers list, you’ll find a box titled “Opening Acts.”
In that box appears an excerpt from My Husband Betty .
Our first national coverage!
MHB Book Party at Corner Bookstore
On January 21st, at 7pm, the Corner Bookstore will be throwing the debut party for my book My Husband Betty. It’ll be a party open to the public, with wine and cheese, and of course we’ll have copies of the book for sale!
We would love for you to attend.
What: My Husband Betty book party
Where: The Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Avenue, at the corner of 93rd street,
When: Wednesday, January 21st, 2004, at 7pm
I would love to thank the owners of Corner Bookstore for throwing the event by having people buy the book there, so if you haven’t yet bought a copy – do it then!
For CDs: there is a place to change in the basement. If you can email me to let me know you’re coming/will need to change there, I’ll be able to give the folks at the bookstore fair warning!
Feel free to spread the word; all are invited!
Corner Bookstore Book Release Party
On January 21st, at 7pm, the Corner Bookstore will be throwing the debut party for my book My Husband Betty. It’ll be a party open to the public, with wine and cheese, and of course we’ll have copies of the book for sale!
We would love for you to attend.
What: My Husband Betty book party
Where: The Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Avenue, at the corner of 93rd street,
When: Wednesday, January 21st, 2004, at 7pm
I would love to thank the owners of Corner Bookstore for throwing the event by having people buy the book there, so if you haven’t yet bought a copy – do it then!
For CDs: there is a place to change in the basement. If you can email me to let me know you’re coming/will need to change there, I’ll be able to give the folks at the bookstore fair warning!
Feel free to spread the word; all are invited!
Buy a Signed Copy
I have finally figured out how to make signed copies available via this website. Right now I’m only set up to ship to the US, and to receive payments via PayPal, but it’s a start!
Buy a Signed Copy of My Husband Betty
Mariette Pathy Allen
I am pleased as punch that I just got this wonderful review from Mariette Pathy Allen:
“Helen Boyd’s book is extraordinary! Ms. Boyd manages to combine intensely personal stories, in particular her relationship with Betty, with a great deal of up-to-date, useful, and fascinating information. Her account of (primarily) heterosexual crossdressers and their wives or partners, is both thorough and sophisticated in exploring the range of emotions and daily complications that make up the lives of men who need to wear women’s clothes some of the time, and the women who are part of their lives. Helen and Betty are young, smart, and attractive. They offer an exciting model of a crossdresser-couple; future-directed, uncompromising in the search for truth in all aspects of their relationship, in relating to others in the community, and to the world at large. My Husband Betty covers every aspect of crossdressing that could be of interest to anyone whether or not they’re part of the community, and does it in the eloquent, graceful language of an artist.”
– Mariette Pathy Allen, Transformations: Crossdressers and Those Who Love Them
MHB in bookstores
I’ve just gotten the first report that someone bought the book in a bookstore! Specifically, in a Border’s somewhere in the MD area.
I’d love to hear from others if you’re finding it, & specifically I’d like to know in what section of the bookstore it’s being shelved. Sexuality? Relationships? Sociology? GLBT?
If any of you are in local bookstores, & want to do some sleuthing & report back, I’d love to hear about it.