Leslie Feinberg

Leslie Feinberg
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
(m. 2011)
Website
transgenderwarrior.org

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.