Georgina Beyer: From prostitution to Parliament

[Natasha]

Georgina Beyer: From prostitution to Parliament

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=19494
10/1/2008

Georgina Beyer's life is so vivid and surreal that it would make one
say "only in America"—except it happened in New Zealand.

A Maori who was born biologically male, Beyer ( in his 20s ) became a
part of the Wellington gay nightclub scene as a singer and drag-queen
performer, and then a prostitute. In 1984, the then-27-year-old Beyer
had sexual-reassignment surgery and forged a successful career as a
film and television actress in Auckland. Beyer then shifted from
entertainment to politics, becoming mayor of Carterton and,
eventually, a member of Parliament. She retired from the political
arena last year.

[tekla]

From prostitution to Parliament


In the United States, thats not a huge trip.

[Nicky]

I think she is great - has a lot of 'mana'. Elizabeth Swan did some pictures of her as part of her "Assume Nothing" exhibition.

Last I heard she was heading over to Australia to look for a job.