I was looking at her while she was talking, thinking to myself that I’m a stranger in this woman’s eyes. She’s looking at me but she doesn't see me. … - Leslie Feinberg
" "I was looking at her while she was talking, thinking to myself that I’m a stranger in this woman’s eyes. She’s looking at me but she doesn't see me. Then she finally said how she hates this society for what it’s done to “women like me” who hate themselves so much they have to look and act like men. I felt myself getting flushed and my face twitched a little and I started telling her, all cool and calm, about how women like me existed since the dawn of time, before there was oppression, and how those societies respected them, and she got her very interested expression on—and besides it was time to leave.
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About Leslie Feinberg
(September 1, 1949 – November 15, 2014) was an American , , communist, and author. Feinberg authored in 1993. Her writing, notably Stone Butch Blues and her pioneering non-fiction book (1996), laid the groundwork for much of the terminology and awareness around and was instrumental in bringing these issues to a more mainstream audience.
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Diane Leslie Feinberg
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