Stone Butch Blues: A Novel
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Woman or man? That’s the question that rages like a storm around Jess Goldberg, clouding her life and her identity. Growing up differently gendered in a blue--collar town in the 1950’s, coming out as a butch in the bars and factories of the prefeminist ’60s, deciding to pass as a man in order to survive when she is left without work or a community in the early ’70s. This powerful, provocative and deeply moving novel sees Jess coming full circle, she learns to accept the complexities of being a transgendered person in a world demanding simple explanations: a he-she emerging whole, weathering the turbulence.
Leslie Feinberg is also the author of Trans Liberation, Trans Gender Warriors and Transgender Liberation, and is a noted activist and speaker on transgender issues.
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A must-read! Leslie Feinberg is a truly inspiring author and person, I had goosebumps reading hir foreword and afterword about hir lifelong fight against capitalism, oppression and discrimination of Black, disabled, transgender, lesbian, gay, heterosexual cross-dressing and Jewish people, how Leslie has consistently spoken out against war for profit, against oppression of any kind and has named all these struggles already in 1992 when ze was writing this book. Reading it really touched me, honestly, we need more people like hir.
The story lets the reader experience the world in the 1960s/70s/80s in the USA through the eyes of a gender-nonconform, lesbian, AFAB, poor, working-class, Jewish fictional character, Jess Goldberg. Through the novel, Jess first comes out as butch, later passes and lives presenting as a man. There is a lot of bullying, rape, police violence, harassment and homophobia that Jess experiences in nearly all stages of her live. But we also get romantic stories with her lovers and a lot of great friendships that provide help and support. I can't describe what I felt, you have to read it yourself! This story is so powerful, revolutionary and enriching! Definitely one of the best books I've read in the last year.
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Woman or man? That’s the question that rages like a storm around Jess Goldberg, clouding her life and her identity. Growing up differently gendered in a blue--collar town in the 1950’s, coming out as a butch in the bars and factories of the prefeminist ’60s, deciding to pass as a man in order to survive when she is left without work or a community in the early ’70s. This powerful, provocative and deeply moving novel sees Jess coming full circle, she learns to accept the complexities of being a transgendered person in a world demanding simple explanations: a he-she emerging whole, weathering the turbulence.
Leslie Feinberg is also the author of Trans Liberation, Trans Gender Warriors and Transgender Liberation, and is a noted activist and speaker on transgender issues.
Book Information
Posts
A must-read! Leslie Feinberg is a truly inspiring author and person, I had goosebumps reading hir foreword and afterword about hir lifelong fight against capitalism, oppression and discrimination of Black, disabled, transgender, lesbian, gay, heterosexual cross-dressing and Jewish people, how Leslie has consistently spoken out against war for profit, against oppression of any kind and has named all these struggles already in 1992 when ze was writing this book. Reading it really touched me, honestly, we need more people like hir.
The story lets the reader experience the world in the 1960s/70s/80s in the USA through the eyes of a gender-nonconform, lesbian, AFAB, poor, working-class, Jewish fictional character, Jess Goldberg. Through the novel, Jess first comes out as butch, later passes and lives presenting as a man. There is a lot of bullying, rape, police violence, harassment and homophobia that Jess experiences in nearly all stages of her live. But we also get romantic stories with her lovers and a lot of great friendships that provide help and support. I can't describe what I felt, you have to read it yourself! This story is so powerful, revolutionary and enriching! Definitely one of the best books I've read in the last year.