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 Stone Butch Blues 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.

CW: homophobia, transphobia

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Sources:

Feinberg, L. (1993). Stone Butch Blues. Alyson Pubns.

Feinberg, L. (1996). Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman. Beacon Press.

Feinberg, L. Leslie Feinberg. https://www.lesliefeinberg.net.

Feinberg, L. Transgender Warrior. https://transgenderwarrior.org.

Pratt, M.B. Minnie Bruce Pratt. minniebrucepratt.net. https://minniebrucepratt.net/about/

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.

Tyroler, Jamie (July 28, 2006). “Transmissions – Interview with Leslie Feinberg”. CampCK.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

UCLA Film & Television Archive. (2017, May 13). In the Life:Interview with Kate Bornstein, Leslie Feinberg [unedited footage] [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Aqmaq_a2U

Weber, Bruce (November 25, 2014). “Leslie Feinberg, Writer and Transgender Activist, Dies at 65”. New York Times. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2015.