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