Leslie Feinberg

Leslie Feinberg
Feinberg taken by Ulrike Anhamm in 1997
Feinberg taken by Ulrike Anhamm in 1997
Born(1949-09-01)September 1, 1949
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 2014(2014-11-15) (aged 65)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, activist
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Website
transgenderwarrior.org

Leslie Feinberg (September 1, 1949 – November 15, 2014) was an American butch lesbian, transgender activist, communist,[1] and author.[2][3][4][5] Feinberg authored Stone Butch Blues in 1993.[6][7][8] Her[a] writing, notably Stone Butch Blues and her pioneering non-fiction book Transgender Warriors (1996), laid the groundwork for much of the terminology and awareness around gender studies and was instrumental in bringing these issues to a more mainstream audience.[3][4][9][10]

  1. ^ Frey, Kate (January 9, 2015). "Leslie Feinberg: Transgender Warrior". Socialist Alternative. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Transgender Pioneer and Stone Butch Blues Author Leslie Feinberg Has Died". Advocate. November 17, 2014. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Weber, Bruce (November 25, 2014). "Leslie Feinberg, Writer and Transgender Activist, Dies at 65". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Author and transgender activist Leslie Feinberg is dead at 65". Los Angeles Times. November 18, 2014. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Pratt, Minnie Bruce (November 18, 2014). "Leslie Feinberg – A communist who revolutionized transgender rights". Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Violence and the body: race, gender, and the state Archived January 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Arturo J. Aldama; Indiana University Press, 2003; ISBN 978-0-253-34171-6.
  7. ^ Omnigender: A trans-religious approach Archived April 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Virginia R. Mollenkott, Pilgrim Press, 2001; ISBN 978-0-8298-1422-4.
  8. ^ Gay & lesbian literature, Volume 2 Archived January 18, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Sharon Malinowski, Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast; St. James Press, 1998; ISBN 978-1-55862-350-7.
  9. ^ Feinberg, Leslie (1997) Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman Boston: Beacon Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8070-7941-3
  10. ^ Feinberg, Leslie (2009) "Transgender Warriors Archived November 4, 2015, at the Wayback Machine" summary at Feinberg's Official Website Archived December 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed October 19, 2015


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