Trans liberation : beyond pink or blue

Those who have heard Leslie Feinberg speak in person know how powerful and inspiring s/he can be. In Trans Liberation, Feinberg has gathered a collection of hir speeches on trans liberation and its essential connection to the liberation of all people. This wonderfully immediate, impassioned, and stirring book is for anyone who cares about civil rights and creating a just and equitable society.

This Stirring Call For Tolerance And Solidarity From The Acclaimed Activist And Author Of Transgender Warriors Collects Leslie Feinberg's Speeches On Trans Liberation And Its Essential Connection To The Liberation Of All People.

leslie Feinberg Is Author Of The Underground Classic Stone Butch Blues.

publishers Weekly

this Collection Of Occasionally Repetitious Talks That Feinberg Gave In The Spring Of 1997 Is Balanced By The Inclusion Of Interviews With Other Transgender Warriors. Feinberg (stone Butch Blues; Transgender Warriors) Continues Here Her Explication Of Prevalent Gender Dogma--of What It Means To Be A `real' Woman Or A `real' Man--and Assesses Medical Professionals' Treatment Of Society's Others. The Latter Category Includes Women Like Herself, And Men In The Process Of Evolving Alternative Gender Identities And Who Thus Present A Social Contradiction: I've Lived Parts Of My Life As A Straight Woman, As A Butch Dyke, As A Man--both Straight And Faggot, Says One. Capsule Portraits Include Latino Lesbian Michael Hernandez, Stonewall Veteran Sylvia Rivera And Craig Hickman, Who Invokes Rupaul's Dictum That Gender Is Performance. Feinberg Highlights Outdated Legal Statutes Prohibiting Cross-dressing, And The Social And Economic Consequences Of Their Implementation. She Also Discusses Gender Reassignment Surgery, Which She Says Is Standard Practice In The U.s. For Infants Born With Seemingly Ambiguous Genitalia, But Which She Sees As More Of A Service To Worried Parents Than For The Children. Above All, Feinberg Seeks A Reordering Of Society, With Unity As The Ultimate Goal, And Gives Frequent Examples Of The Commonalities That Transcend Race, Social Class, Physical Abilities And Gender. The Material Here Was Meant To Be Delivered Orally, Giving The Text An Immediacy That Makes The Message All The More Compelling, Although Readers Familiar With Feinberg's Earlier Writings Will Find It Somewhat Repetitive. (oct.)

"In this collection of speeches and new writing, Leslie Feinberg argues passionately for the acceptance of all trans peoples--and for the absolute necessity of building coalitions between all progressive political groups." "Speaking to an audience of 350 male heterosexual crossdressers and their partners at the Texas "T" Party--a speech at which Feinberg was the only person dressed in a suit and tie--s/he notes the similarities between their struggles and the struggle of the gay, lesbian, and bi communities to break down the closet doors of shame and silence. At the 7th Annual Queer Graduate Studies Conference s/he stresses the links between lesbian, gay, bi, and trans desires and the desire for education, food, and shelter. And always s/he calls for tolerance and respect--a call whose importance is brought home by the affecting self-portraits written by individuals from across the diverse trans spectrum." "Trans Liberation is a call to action for all those who care about civil rights and creating a just and equitable society." "With self-portraits by Gary Bowen, Cheryl Chase, Michael Hernandez, Craig Hickman, William "Peaches" Mason, Linda Phillips, Cynthia Phillips, Sylvia Rivera, Deirdre Sinnott (Al Dente), and Dragon Xcalibur."--Jacket In this collection of speeches and new writing, Leslie Feinberg argues passionately for the acceptance of all trans peoples - and for the absolute necessity of building coalitions between all progressive political groups. Speaking to an audience of 350 male heterosexual crossdressers and their partners at the Texas "T" Party - a speech at which Feinberg was the only person dressed in a suit and tie - s/he notes the similarities between their struggles and the struggle of the gay, lesbian, and bi communities to break down the closet doors of shame and silence. At the 7th Annual Queer Graduate Studies Conference s/he stresses the links between lesbian, gay, bi, and trans desires and the desire for education, food, and shelter. And always s/he calls for tolerance and respect - a call whose importance is brought home by the affecting self-portraits written by individuals from across the diverse trans spectrum. Trans Liberation is a call to action for all those who care about civil rights and creating a just and equitable society. With self-portraits by Gary Bowen, Cheryl Chase, Michael Hernandez, Craig Hickman, William (Peaches) Mason, Linda Phillips, Cynthia Phillips, Sylvia Rivera, Deirdre Sinnott (Al Dente), and Dragon Xcalibur. Presents a collection of speeches and essays about gender expression and the struggles of the gay, lesbian, bi, and transsexual community