Happy Birthday Leslie Feinberg, one of the first Marxists theorizing trans liberation. Did you know about Feinberg’s legacy as a writer, anti-imperialist, union activist, and LGBTQ organizer?
Leslie Feinberg is known to many as the author of Stone Butch Blues, the first mainstream novel to directly address the struggles of transgender people in the US, which sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The book is a semi-autobiography about growing up as a queer working-class lesbian in 50s & 60s New York and the intersection between LGBTQ liberation and the labor movement.
Leslie Feinberg met the communist Workers World Party in her early twenties, becoming a key organizer soon after, becoming a member of the National Committee of the Party. After moving to New York, Feinberg organized numerous mass campaigns over the years, including many anti-war, and pro-labor rallies.
Feinberg passed away on November 15, 2014, from complications caused by multiple tick-borne infections. Feinberg’s last words were, “Remember me as a revolutionary communist.”
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