Head Over Heels: Wives Who Stay With Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals (Haworth Press Human Sexuality) (Paperback)

by Virginia Erhardt (Author)

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"Does a Good Job of Covering The Spectrum of Gender Variance in Men.... Don't Hesitate to Order a Copy."

Product Description
Head Over Heels gives voice to thirty ordinary women who live extraordinary lives as partners to crossdressers, transgenderists, and male-to-female transsexuals. These unique women discuss with honesty and great candor how they first learned of their partners' gender issues, how they've coped with the emotions that followed, how they've dealt with concerns about privacy/secrecy, and how they've handled disclosure to children, friends, and family members. Far from a collection of “happily ever after” stories, these narratives are filled with pain, courage, curiosity, and joy as each woman struggles to redefine a relationship that includes intimacy, social acceptance, dignity, and respect.

Product Details

• Paperback: 266 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789030950
• ISBN-13: 978-0789030955
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #521,946 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An important and readable book on transgendered & partners, July 7, 2008

By	Alan R. Weiss (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

"Head over Heals: Women who Stay with Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals" is a provocatively, attention-getting title that is sure to appeal to men who are understandably concerned about what their wives and lovers think of cross-dressing and their transgendered or bi-gendered natures. This book delivers real-world stories, written by wives, about their husbands, their own lives, and how they have evolved through SARAH (Shock, Anger, Resentment, Acceptance, and even Hope). Edited by a sympathetic genetic female Ph.D. who clearly knows a little about the subject, this is a must-read for husbands and wives who want to stay together and learn to not only tolerate, but perhaps even appreciate, gender variances. Some stories are heart-wrenching, some will make you upset at intolerance, and most will leave you thinking that most wives are focused more on their own feelings than their husband's (very difficult) situation, but it is important to note (as we do with Helen Boyd's excellent "My Husband Betty") that crossdressers and T's of various flavors, who are married, are in a tango of two - and it takes two to tango. Recommended.