Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue
by Leslie Feinberg
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"In this collection of speeches and new writing, Leslie Feinberg argues passionately for the acceptance of all trans peoples--and for the absolute necessity of building coalitions between all progressive political groups." "Speaking to an audience of 350 male heterosexual crossdressers and their partners at the Texas "T" Party--a speech at which Feinberg was the only person dressed in a suit and tie--s/he notes the similarities between their struggles and the struggle of the gay, lesbian, show more and bi communities to break down the closet doors of shame and silence. At the 7th Annual Queer Graduate Studies Conference s/he stresses the links between lesbian, gay, bi, and trans desires and the desire for education, food, and shelter. And always s/he calls for tolerance and respect--a call whose importance is brought home by the affecting self-portraits written by individuals from across the diverse trans spectrum." "Trans Liberation is a call to action for all those who care about civil rights and creating a just and equitable society." "With self-portraits by Gary Bowen, Cheryl Chase, Michael Hernandez, Craig Hickman, William "Peaches" Mason, Linda Phillips, Cynthia Phillips, Sylvia Rivera, Deirdre Sinnott (Al Dente), and Dragon Xcalibur."--Jacket. show lessTags
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A collection of Feinberg's stirring speeches in favor of transgender rights, interspersed with portraits of various gender-variant individuals. Excellent.
"Those who have heard Leslie Feinberg speak in person know how powerful and inspiring s/he can be. In Trans Liberation, Feinberg has gathered a collection of hir speeches on trans liberation and its essential connection to the liberation of all people. This wonderfully immediate, impassioned, and stirring book is for anyone who cares about civil rights and creating a just and equitable society." -- Back cover.
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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 transgender and lesbian issues, workers' rights, and show more 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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- 305.9066 — Society, Government, and Culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity People by occupation and miscellaneous social statuses Sexuality; Migrants Gay, lesbian, queer studies
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- HQ77.95 .U6 .F45 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women Sexual life Transexualism
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