Helen and Betty showed what a class act they are during yesterday’s Dr. Keith show. Here’s part one:
and part two
of their appearance. With only about 11 minutes to work with, things were obviously rushed (Helen and Betty were preceeded by a FTM who was more than a bit of a jerk—earth to Rene, being loud-mouthed and arrogant doesn’t make you a man, it makes you a prick—and followed by an intersexed individual with a rather fascinating life story.) But Dr. Keith handled things well, with respect and a minimum of sensationalism. Helen and Betty were charming, straightforward, open and honest, and I thought Betty was great about explaining the difference between body disphoria and “social disphoria,” which is her own motivation for wanting to live life as a woman.
The one annoying thing is that the show made no mention that Helen’s written two excellent books on trans issues (and issues of being the partner of a trans person). So let me promote them here: the Lambda Literary Award Finalist “My Husband Betty” and her latest, “She’s Not the Man I Married.”
