Helen Boyd graduated Phi Beta Kappa from The City College of New York in 1995 with a degree in literature. She has been a guest speaker at trans conferences, including the IFGE, First Event, Fantasia Fair, Southern Comfort, the Chicago Be-All, and also at special events like Trans Issues Week at Yale University. Helen and Betty have spoken about LGBT marriage on PBS’s In The Life. As of 2008, she is also a Lecturer at Lawrence University in the Gender Studies program.

Boyd also runs a message board system for the discussion of crossdressing- and transgender-related topics. The community associated with the board is noted for its willingness to debate sacred cow of the transgender community.