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“People of all sexes have the right to explore femininity, masculinity—and the infinite variations between—without criticism or ridicule.”

—Leslie Feinberg

“People of all sexes have the right to explore femininity, masculinity, and the infinite variations between, without criticism or ridicule.”

—~Leslie Feinberg.

“Gender is the poetry each of us makes out of the language we are taught." -- Leslie Feinberg ”

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“...the Women's Studies section tempted me. By leafing through the books I could eavesdrop on the discussions going on between women without being seen. It turned out to be true that I couldn't understand a lot of the theory. But I felt as though I was rushing into a burning building to rescue the ideas I needed in my own life.”

—Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg.

“Many people across the United States and around the world are watching, and history will record what happens on June 4, 2012. CeCe McDonald survived a fascist hate crime; now she’s sentenced as she struggles to survive an ongoing state hate crime. As Martin Luther King Jr. reminded: “Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”

—Leslie Feinberg

“Finally the music stopped and I let her go. I kissed her on the cheek and thanked her. I crossed the dance floor to my table. I was forever changed. Jacqueline patted me on the thigh and flashed me a sweet smile. The other femmes - male and female - looked at me differently. As the world beat the stuffing out of us, they tried in every way to protect and nurture our tenderness. My capacity for tenderness was what they'd seen.”

—Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg.

“Gender is the poetry each of us makes out of the language we are taught.”

—Leslie Feinberg (Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue)

“If I'm not with a butch everyone just assumes I'm straight. It's like I'm passing too, against my will. I'm sick of the world thinking I'm straight. I've worked hard to be discriminated against as a lesbian.”

—Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg

“Nobody's strong enough. You just get through it the best you can.”

—Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues
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