Crossdressers: And Those Who Share Their Lives (Paperback)

by Peggy J. Rudd (Author), Peggy Rudd (Author)
Key Phrases: many crossdressers, gender community, Barbara Ellen

Editorial Reviews

Review
"Dr. Rudd has written an upbeat, inspirational guide dealing with the problems faced by the heterosexual crossdressers". -- Dan Pearson, The Chicago Tribune

Product Description
If a picture is worth 1000 words, this book speaks volumes about men and women who cross gender lines and those who share their lives. The Picture Gallery section of the book features 23 pages of pictures of men who crossdress with pictures of crossdressers and the significant people in their lives throughout the book. The stories presented in this book provide an intimate view of their lives. Dr. Rudd carefully details strategies for coping, both for the transgendered individual and those who share their lives. The book was featured on The Leeza Show on NBC.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Pm Pub; 1st edition (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962676233
• ISBN-13: 978-0962676239
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,779,117 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as her first book, April 9, 2000

By A Customer

This book will probably be most interesting to the practicing crossdresser who doesn't know any other crossdressers. Dr. Rudd's other book, "My Husband Wears My Clothes", is more practical as a general reference, or for non-crossdressers.

"Crossdressers: And Those Who Share Their Lives" covers the old material briefly and adds profiles of crossdressers the author has known. By far the most interesting part of the book was the story of how the author's husband became an acknowledged crossdresser & the effects it has had on his life. The book would have been much more interesting if there were more such stories, but alas, there was only one. The balance was made up of short profiles and pictures of other crossdressers the author has known.

The only other new material, the chapter about Crossdressing and Religion, felt muddled and was not particularly useful. It seems designed to deal with religious implications of cross-dressing from a biblical standpoint. It also seems geared towards offering absolution from biblical guilt. However, if you're feeling guilty about expressing your feminine self, you'll be better off leaving christianity out of the picture & reading the author's first book instead.

If reading about other crossdressers will make you feel better about yourself, then by all means, buy this book. Otherwise, a better choice would be "My Husband Wears My Clothes" by the same author. That book provides more in-depth information on the sport of crossdressing, and much more useful advice on how to deal with it.

In summary: Buy this book if you're a crossdresser who wants to feel like part of a club.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very very helpful, May 2, 2000

By A Customer

I recently came out of the crossdressing closet to my wife. Peggy's book helped us both understand what I and others go through in dealing with CDing.