Lou Reed was fascinated and inspired by all kinds of real people who existed on the edges of society — junkies, street hustlers, gender non-conformists — but he fell in love with trans woman Rachel Humphreys, a beautiful mystery even to him.

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Lou Reed was fascinated and inspired by all kinds of real people who existed on the edges of society — junkies, street hustlers, gender non-conformists — but he fell in love with trans woman Rachel Humphreys, a beautiful mystery even to him.This episode contains references to heavy drug use, abuse, and suicide.Sources for this episode can be found on <a href="https://aboutagirlpod.com/articles">our website</a>.For more info on About a Girl and other great shows, visit the <a href="https://www.doubleelvis.com/">Double Elvis website</a> and follow Double Elvis on <a href="https://twitter.com/DoubleElvisfm">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/doubleelvis/">Instagram</a>. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different.

About A Girl

The little known story of Lou Reed and his girlfriend, a trans woman named Rachel Humphries.

Rachel Humphreys & Lou Reed

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