Stonewall Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1994) Winner
Leslie Feinberg
レズリー・ファインバーグ
Rezurī Fainbāgu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-09-01 （Kansas City, Missouri）
- Died
- 2014-11-15 （Syracuse, New York） age 65
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism (secular) （Baptismal Name: None）
- Residence History
- Kansas City, Missouri (birth) → Buffalo, New York → New York City → Syracuse, New York
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Activist, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1970-2014
- Affiliations
- Workers World Party
- Memberships
- Workers World Party
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett High School | — | — | Diploma | — | United States |
Bennett High School
Degree:
Diploma
Country:
United States
Dropped out but officially received a diploma
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lambda Literary Award | Stone Butch Blues | — | Lambda Literary Foundation | Winner |
| 1994 | Stonewall Book Award | Stone Butch Blues | — | American Library Association | Winner |
| — | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | Starr King School for the Ministry | Winner |
Lambda Literary Award
1994
Work:
Stone Butch Blues
Organization:
Lambda Literary Foundation
Result:
Winner
Stonewall Book Award
1994
Work:
Stone Butch Blues
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Honorary Doctorate
Organization:
Starr King School for the Ministry
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Stone Butch Blues
1993 NovelA story of a butch lesbian's life in 1950s-1960s Buffalo.
Gender identityClass struggleLGBTQ rights
Transgender Warriors
1996 NonfictionPopular history of transgender from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman.
Transgender historyGender studies
Drag King Dreams
2006 NovelNovel about a drag king's life.
Gender expressionPolitics
Bibliography
- Journal of a Transsexual (1980)
- Transgender Liberation: A Movement Whose Time Has Come (1992)
- Stone Butch Blues (1993)
- Transgender Warriors (1996)
- Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue (1999)
- Drag King Dreams (2006)
- Rainbow Solidarity in Defense of Cuba (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pioneering transgender literatureStrong class consciousnessPopular history approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Gender fluidityRevolutionCommunismWorking class
Health
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Lyme disease1970年代から2014年Complications led to death in 2014; diagnosed in 2008 after long hesitation due to trans identity
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Babesiosis1970年代以降Co-infection with Lyme disease
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Protomxyzoa rheumatica1970年代以降Co-infection contributing to death
Legacy
Laid groundwork for transgender terminology and awareness, instrumental in mainstreaming gender studies; pioneer in LGBTQ history.
Archives
- Leslie Feinberg Official Website (archived)
In Popular Culture
- Inducted as one of inaugural 50 pioneers on National LGBTQ Wall of Honor at Stonewall Inn in 2019
Quotes
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Hasten the revolution! Remember me as a revolutionary communist.
Source: Last words (2014) -
I am female-bodied, I am a butch lesbian, a transgender lesbian—referring to me as 'she/her' is appropriate...
Source: 2006 interview (2006)
Trivia
- Self-described as 'an anti-racist white, working-class, secular Jewish, transgender, lesbian, female, revolutionary communist.'
- Preferred gender-neutral pronouns like 'ze/hir' in some contexts
- Strong supporter of Palestinian liberation