Veronica Vera

Veronica Vera
Born
United States
Occupation(s)Writer, actress
Spouse
Stuart Cottingham
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(m. 2012; died 2013)​
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Websiteveronicaverawrites.com

Veronica Vera is an American human sexuality writer and actress,[2] as well as a doctor of human sexuality.[3] She is best known for the films Times Square Comes Alive, Gerard Damiano's Consenting Adults, Mondo New York, and Rites of Passion, as well as her work with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from 1982.[4]

Vera is a former Wall Street trader[5] and is also known for running the cross-dressing school Miss Vera's Finishing School For Boys Who Want to be Girls,[6][7] on which she wrote a book, Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls, published by Doubleday in 1997.[8][9][10][11][12] She has published two follow-up books: Miss Vera's Cross-Dress For Success and Miss Vera's Cross Gender Fun For All.[13][14] She also wrote a monthly article in Adam magazine called "Veronica Vera's New York" that ran from 1983-1995.[15]

Vera's activist work includes a testimony she gave in 1983 that became part of the Meese Report. She was also a founder of the first porn star support group, Club 90.[16]

Miss Vera's Finishing School For Boys Who Want to be Girls

Miss Vera's Finishing School For Boys Who Want to be Girls
Company typePrivate
IndustryCourses on cross-dressing
Founded(1992 (1992), New York City, New York, United States
FounderVeronica Vera
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
Websitemissvera.com

Miss Vera's Finishing School For Boys Who Want to be Girls is a business in New York City that provides instruction in cross-dressing founded and run by Veronica Vera. Actor Paul Dano attended the school while researching a role in the film The Extra Man.[17][18] One of the school's most popular topics of instruction is walking in high-heeled shoes. In 2008, Vera said more than 5,000 people, including many women, had enrolled in this class in the previous 12 years.[17]

References

  1. ^ Kramer Bussel, Rachel (June 14, 2012). "The Golden Girls". New York Observer.
  2. ^ "Veronica Vera Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Vera, Veronica (February 15, 2023). "About Veronica Vera". Veronica Vera Writes.
  4. ^ "Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989)". Christie's.
  5. ^ Kramer Bussel, Rachel (July 27, 2007). "Pump it up". Time Out New York. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Richardson, Clem (November 16, 2008). "Mary Veronica's Miss Vera's School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls is in session". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  7. ^ "At Miss Vera's, the Mirror Reveals a Changed Man". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1993. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  8. ^ Tabor, Mary B. W. (October 11, 1995). "Book Notes". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Kaufman, Miriam (2003). The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199214471.
  10. ^ Cameron, Deborah (2007). The Myth of Mars and Venus. Cleis Press. ISBN 9780199214471.
  11. ^ SFGN Staff (February 6, 2010). "Transform Yourself With Veronica Vera". South Florida Gay News.
  12. ^ "Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls". Penguin Random House.
  13. ^ Vera, Veronica. "Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success". Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to be Girls.
  14. ^ Vera, Veronica. "Miss Vera's Cross Gender Fun For All". Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to be Girls.
  15. ^ Vera, Veronica (February 15, 2023). "About Veronica Vera". Veronica Vera Writes.
  16. ^ Vera, Veronica (February 15, 2023). "About Veronica Vera". Veronica Vera Writes.
  17. ^ a b Richardson, Clem (November 16, 2008). "Mary Veronica's Miss Vera's School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls is in session". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  18. ^ "At Miss Vera's, the Mirror Reveals a Changed Man". Los Angeles Times. December 23, 1993. Retrieved January 7, 2011.