Trans Figured

"Brian Belovitch has looked at life from both sides now and emerged triumphant. A pretty boy who went on to full womanhood, Brian spent many years as Tish Gervais, a voluptuous army wife and then glamorous New York party creature/chanteuse, soaking in the dazzle of the 1980s club scene. But there was a price -- along with the gift bags and photo ops were drugs, booze, and serious self-esteem issues. Emerging out of a state of exciting but hollow glamour, Tish re-emerged as Brian again, transitioning back to his male state and finding a grounded, loving life with a mission, a husband, and sobriety. Having transitioned twice until getting it right, Belovitch has a story that is unique and riveting, and he relates it with the breathless passion of a master storyteller." --Michael Musto, author of Fork on the Left and Village Voicecolumnist

"Brian Belovitch’s gender-bending journey from working-class boy to military wife to celebrated downtown chanteuse -- someone who knew everyone from Warhol to Fellini -- is the stuff of identity legend. But his arduous return trip from he to she back to he challenges not only straight society's well-known gender expectations, but also gay society's transgender expectations. We've heard many stories of people switching roles to find their true selves, but never a story of someone switching back to find an ever deeper sense of belonging. Touching, glamorous, funny, harrowing, ultimately triumphant, this is an amazing and inspiring tale of self-discovery." --Gabriel Rotello, author of Sexual Ecology

"With the current zeitgeist of trans this and trans that peppering all areas of the media, it's crucial that voices from different points on the trans spectrum be heard. Brian Belovitch's devastatingly honest story of an insecure, abused boy who seeks solace and approval by switching genders twice is one that hasn't been told before. With an unblinking eye and a survivor's sense of humor, Brian chronicles his journey there and back again in a voice that rings true and triumphant -- one that will not easily be forgotten." --Edwin John Wintle, author of Breakfast with Tiffany: An Uncle's Memoir

• There is growing interest in trans subjects (e.g. with media presence of Caitlyn Jenner and in recent shows like Transparent, Orange is the New Black, The Danish Girl), but few books dealing with the trans experience.
• Author currently collaborating on a bio documentary with Emmy award-winning filmmaker Karen Bernstein (I'm Going to Make You Love Me).
• Author has experience and contacts in media: he was an editor at People magazine and has working relationships with Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine, Out, Advocate, New York Times, the Huffington Post, the New York Post, Daily News, Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stone; and on radio with Michelangelo Signorile/Sirius Radio and John White/NPR.
• Author was a 2000 GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) award nominee for his Off-Broadway play Boys Don't Wear Lipstick; he is actively involved with the LGBT Community Centers and speaks at national conferences.