It understood that no liberation from transphobia or any of the divisive and violent oppressions in class society is possible without the transformation of capitalism into socialism. It became a rallying cry for transgender rights and for trans people to recognise and reclaim our history and understand the nature and causes of our oppression.Ībove all, hir book celebrated the resistance to transphobia and a vision of trans liberation articulated from the perspective of class struggle. The book identified a defining moment in the drive for LGBT unity in the last decade of the 20th century. It was the first book, and remains almost unique in this respect, to adopt an accessible international and class perspective on the universality of gender variant individuals, groups and roles. But it is Transgender Warriors which had the most profound effect on me. In 1996 Leslie Feinberg, an American Marxist and transgender activist, published the groundbreaking book – ‘Transgender Warriors: Making history from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman.įeinberg, who often writes using gender-neutral pronouns (“hir/sie”), is the author of two novels – Stone Butch Blues and Drag King Dreams – as well the non-fiction book Trans-Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue.
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