Veronica Vera

Career

Vera is a former Wall Street trader and a doctor of human sexuality.

Acting

Vera appeared in the films Times Square Comes Alive, Gerard Damiano's Consenting Adults, Mondo New York, and Rites of Passion. She posed in an erotic photography session for Robert Mapplethorpe in 1982.

Writing

Vera's book Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls was published by Doubleday in 1997. She has published two follow-up books: Miss Vera's Cross-Dress For Success and Miss Vera's Cross Gender Fun For All. She also wrote a monthly article in Adam magazine called "Veronica Vera's New York" that ran from 1983 to 1995.

Activism

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.

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

Vera founded Miss Vera's Finishing School For Boys Who Want to be Girls, a business in New York City that provides instruction in cross-dressing, in 1992. 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.

Personal life

Vera is a native of Linden, New Jersey. She married artist Stuart Cottingham in 2012.

References

References

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2. Kramer Bussel, Rachel. (July 27, 2007). "Pump it up". Time Out New York.
3. (February 15, 2023). "About Veronica Vera".
4. (September 30, 2023). "Club 90: The Secret Women's Club That Rocked the Porn World". The Daily Beast.
5. Baum, Geraldine. (December 23, 1993). "At Miss Vera's, the Mirror Reveals a Changed Man". Los Angeles Times.
6. "Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989)". [[Christie's]].
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8. . (February 6, 2010). ["Transform Yourself With Veronica Vera"](http://southfloridagaynews.com/articles/veronica-vera-momafl/100273). *[[South Florida Gay News]]*.
9. (n.d.). "Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success".
10. (n.d.). "Miss Vera's Cross Gender Fun For All".
11. Brunnick, Michelle. (July 29, 2016}} {{cc-notice). "Veronica Vera and Robert Mapplethorpe, Pioneering Transgender New York". J. Paul Getty Trust.
12. Oksman, Olga. (June 17, 2016). "'Drag is great, but this is beyond drag': inside Miss Vera's crossdressing school". [[The Guardian]].
13. Richardson, Clem. (November 16, 2008). "Mary Veronica's Miss Vera's School for Boys Who Want to Be Girls is in session". Daily News.
14. (June 14, 2012). "The Golden Girls of Porn: A Panel Discussion at the Museum of Sex". The New York Observer.