Editing Colin Beyer (section)

==Family==
Beyer was married to Noeline Bertrand (née Tamati).{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|p=17}} Her first child, born 1957 as George Bertrand and later named [[Georgina Beyer]], came to live with them after their marriage after having spent the previous years with her parents. Their son Andrew was born in December 1963.{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|p=18}} With marital problems developing, George was sent to [[Wellesley College, New Zealand|Wellesley College]] boarding school, where he tried to commit suicide for feeling rejected by his parents.{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|pp=31–32}} Colin Beyer separated from Noeline in 1971 and moved to [[Brooklyn, Wellington|Brooklyn]], where he shared an apartment with [[Ron Brierley]], whom he knew from Wellington College.{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|p=18}}{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|p=38}} He married [[Brazil|Brazilian-born]] Anna and had two sons. He also gained custody of his son Andrew.{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|p=50}}

Georgina Beyer [[Coming out|came out]] first to her stepfather, before telling her mother about her 1984 [[sex reassignment surgery]].{{sfn|Beyer|Casey|1999|p=71}} She achieved fame as the world's first [[transsexual]] Member of Parliament.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-MP heads for dole queue |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10666900|accessdate=18 December 2010 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=18 August 2010 |first=Isaac |last=Davison}}</ref>