Leslie Feinberg
Leslie Feinberg | |
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Feinberg taken by Ulrike Anhamm in 1997 | |
| Born | September 1, 1949 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 2014 (aged 65) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, activist |
| Spouse | |
| Website | |
| transgenderwarrior | |
Leslie Feinberg (September 1, 1949 – November 15, 2014) was an American butch lesbian, transgender activist, communist, and author. Feinberg authored Stone Butch Blues in 1993. Her 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.