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Leslie Feinberg (1) (1949–2014)

Author of Stone Butch Blues

For other authors named Leslie Feinberg, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Leslie Feinberg was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 1, 1949. At the age of 14, she began supporting herself by working in the display sign shop of a local department store. She eventually stopped attending high school, though she officially received her diploma. She was a pioneer in show more transgender and lesbian issues, workers' rights, and intersectionality. She was a journalist for the Workers World newspaper since 1974, was the editor of the Political Prisoners page of Workers World newspaper for 15 years, and became a managing editor in 1995. She wrote several books during her lifetime including Stone Butch Blues, Transgender Warriors: Making History, Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue, Drag King Dreams, and Rainbow Solidarity in Defense of Cuba. She received numerous awards including the Lambda Literary Award and the American Library Association Gay and Lesbian Book Award. She died from complications of Lyme disease and multiple tick-borne co-infections diseases on November 15, 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Birthdate
1949-09-01
Date of death
2014-11-15
Gender
female
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Places of residence
Buffalo, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Occupations
writer
transgender activist
Relationships
Pratt, Minnie Bruce (spouse)
Organizations
Workers World Party
National Writers Union
Pride at Work (AFL-CIO)
Awards and honors
Lambda Literary Foundation's Pioneer Award (2009)
Short biography
Leslie Feinberg was an activist who identified as queer and transgender, preferring she/zie or her/hir pronouns.

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I don't think this review box could possibly hold all that I learned from this book. (Must write more later)
 
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caedocyon | 40 other reviews | Feb 15, 2024 |
This was a pretty difficult read. The book itself is easy to read but the content is pretty heavy. I read it several years ago for a book club and some of the parts of the book are seared into my memory.
 
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brozic | 40 other reviews | Jan 27, 2024 |
 
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femmedyke | 40 other reviews | Sep 27, 2023 |
Masculine girl growing up and coming out as a young butch lesbian in pre-Stonewall gay drag bars
 
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