Leslie Feinberg
Birth date
September 1, 1949
Death date
November 15, 2014
Place of birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Profession
Writing
Age
65 years
Biography
Leslie Feinberg was an American butch lesbian and transgender activist, communist, and author. Feinberg authored the novel Stone Butch Blues in 1993. Her writing, notably Stone Butch Blues and her pioneering non-fiction book, 1996's Transgender Warriors, laid the groundwork for much of the terminology and awareness around gender studies and was instrumental in bringing these issues to a more mainstream audience.
