Who is Veronica Vera?
In my 50+ years as author, artist, sex worker, activist – and a Doctor of Human Sexuality -I have led the life of a sexual libertine, chronicling the most outre corners of the NYC sex scene and the lovable outlaws and eccentrics who were its key players. As an adult movie star, I used my body as well as my words to develop my life as an ‘arthole’ liberating and empowering myself and others. In 1989, I founded the world’s first cross-dressing academy, ‘Miss Vera’s Finishing School for Boys Who Want To Be Girls’ as a safe place for people to explore gender expression. The theories and realizations that I came to via my tireless and often raunchy research have proven to be even more relevant today. That is why I have decided to share my archives here on Substack, as well as my current thoughts and excerpts from my upcoming memoir, Bare Witness.
What’s Included in your Subscription?
.Full access includes:
Vintage articles with photos republished from my magazine column, Veronica Vera’s New York, which charted the outrageous NYC erotic scene of the 1980s
Blog posts in which I will tell the stories behind some of my most infamous photos, including my portraits by Robert Mapplethorpe
Behind the scenes stories of Miss Vera’s Crossdressing Academy – past, present and future.
Current thoughts on sexuality, gender, art and love
Excerpts my forthcoming memoir, Bare Witness.
Why Subscribe?
Your paid subscription will support the completion and publication of my memoir, which will provide not only the who, where, and when but also the whys behind my life choices.
“We all have the right to be who we are as sexual human beings as long as we respect the rights of others”
– Veronica Vera’s Philosophy of Sexual Evolution
