Veronica Vera Writes

My current thoughts on human sexuality and gender; a look back at my sex journalism from the 1980’s and beyond; people, places and events of the ongoing sexual evolution.

Essays

Transparent poster
6 MIN READ

The beauty of the show Transparent is that in telling the story of Mort who is Maura Pfefferman creator Jill Soloway has chosen to include sexuality as a theme, as equally important as gender. The show and all involved get an A+. Transparent is sex positive, which means that the sexuality of the characters is, first of all,…Read More

Miss Vera’s Academy students and friends on location for Candy, the first transversal style magazine, 10/2013.
2 MIN READ

Note: I created Miss Vera’s Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls, the world’s first transgender academy, 22 years ago. Prior to that I interviewed people and wrote articles about all aspects of human sexuality including many people who self-identified as transvestites, transexuals, crossdressers, transgender, drag queens, shemales. A word in common usage…Read More

Mr. &. Mrs. Lock
5 MIN READ

Do you believe in miracles? To those who suffered arrests and continue to suffer discrimination, the vote in NY State to legalize gay marriage may feel like a miracle. Like most miracles, its outcome has roots in rational causes and effects. In a recent New Yorker article, David Remnick cited one of those roots as…Read More