Episode 16: Notable Queer Virgo - Leslie Feinberg

<p>Ryen and Megan get together to yet again discuss another queer person with an astrological sign: this time Megan talks about the life and times of working class, transgender activist Leslie Feinberg whose novel <em>Stone Butch Blues </em>was a breakthrough moment in trans masc visibility, and whose tireless dedication to progressive causes was barely slowed down, despite being diagnosed with Lyme Disease. </p><p><br></p><p>CW: homophobia, transphobia </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Check out Dark Habits across the web! </strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.darkhabits.net/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>website</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://pixelfed.social/darkhabits" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>pixelfed</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@darkhabits" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>mastodon</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/darkhabitsmag/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>instagram</strong>⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><p>Feinberg, L. (1993). <em>Stone Butch Blues. </em>Alyson Pubns.</p><p><br></p><p>Feinberg, L. (1996). <em>Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman. </em>Beacon Press.</p><p><br></p><p>Feinberg, L. <em>Leslie Feinberg. </em><a href="https://www.lesliefeinberg.net/">https://www.lesliefeinberg.net</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Feinberg, L. <em>Transgender Warrior. </em><a href="https://transgenderwarrior.org/">https://transgenderwarrior.org</a><em>.</em></p><p>Pratt, M.B. <em>Minnie Bruce Pratt. </em>minniebrucepratt.net. <a href="https://minniebrucepratt.net/about/">https://minniebrucepratt.net/about/</a></p><p>Pratt, Minnie Bruce (November 18, 2014). “Leslie Feinberg – A communist who revolutionized transgender rights”. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2015.</p><p><br></p><p>Tyroler, Jamie (July 28, 2006). “Transmissions – Interview with Leslie Feinberg”. CampCK.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014. </p><p>UCLA Film &amp; Television Archive. (2017, May 13). <em>In the Life:Interview with Kate Bornstein, Leslie Feinberg [unedited footage] </em>[Video]. Youtube. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Aqmaq_a2U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Aqmaq_a2U</a></p><p>Weber, Bruce (November 25, 2014). “Leslie Feinberg, Writer and Transgender Activist, Dies at 65”. <em>New York Times. </em>Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2015.</p><p></p>