She's not the man I married : my life with a transgender husband / Helen Boyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyd, Helen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boyd, Helen.

Cross-dressing.

Cross-dressers--Family relationships.

Cross-dressers.

Trans people--Family relationships.

Trans people.

Marriage.

Transsexuals.

Families.

Physical Description:

311 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

She is not the man I married

Place of Publication:

Emeryville, CA : Seal Press : Distributed by Publishers Group West, [2007]

Summary:

Helen Boyd's husband, who had long been open about being a cross-dresser, was considering living as a woman full time. Suddenly, Boyd was confronted with the reality of what it would mean if her husband were actually to become a woman -- socially, legally, and medically. Would Boyd love and desire her partner the same way? Boyd's first book, "My Husband Betty," explored the relationships of cross-dressing men and their partners. Now, "She's Not the Man I Married" is both a sequel and a more expansive examination of gender in relationships. It's for couples who are homosexual or heterosexual, and for readers who fall anywhere along the gender continuum. As Boyd struggles to understand the nature of marriage, passion, and love, she shares her confusion and anger, providing a fascinating observation of the ways in which relationships are gendered, and how we cope, or don't, with the emotional and sexual pressures that gender roles can bring to our marriages and relationships.

Contents:

Girl meets boy

Confessions of a grown-up tomboy

The opposite of 49

Snips & snails & sugar & spice

Wearing the pants

Genitals are the least of it

Love is a many-gendered thing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-308).

ISBN:

9781580051934

1580051936

OCLC:

71427106