The photo is a 1974 photo of Leslie Feinberg, from the FBI file on hir. I've written a piece on my interpretation of Transgender Warriors and Trans Liberation, but I don't think it's quite polished enough, so I'll post it later. Instead, I'll go over hir FBI file: https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/dc-metro/rg-065/6282555/Batch0010/6282555_100-HQ-480756.PDF.
The FBI thought Feinberg could be violating the Communist Control Act, advocating the overthrow of the government, and engaging in rebellion. Needless to say, a hero to all of us. Feinberg was a member of the Workers World Party (the party still exists, but more notably PSL split from it), which apparently wasn't openly advocating for the overthrow of the U.S, they just think it's inevitable.
My favorite line? "captioned subject is believed to be a white female, who became male through some kind of sex change operation, and is possibly homosexual". Some interesting language choice, and it's an interesting snapshot into the evolution of Leslie's identity.
The FBI found Leslie's place of birth and birthdate from public school records. It's a bit of an interesting look into all of the many places the FBI can get their information, along with how information like that was so much more patchwork before the digital age.
"Interview of subject is not being recommended because of the questionable nature of his sexuality". Hmm, interesting.
It's interesting how their investigation spanned multiple cities, from Kansas City to NYC to Bufffalo to Boston. It probably involved quite a few officers, though I'm sure it wasn't the main focus for all of them.
There's some interesting mention about changes in Leslie's gender identity. Born a girl, for a time wearing a beard and mustache, then going back to "she". I'm sure we all know, Feinberg's gender didn't stop evolving there.
"Subject reportedly contributes all extra money to WWP", Leslie definitely was dedicated to the cause. Leslie doesn't attend NYC WWP meetings, but the FBI doesn't mention why.
The FBI isn't immune to typoes, Leslie did some "criminal terspass" that garnered some attention.They wasted some time checking if Leslie was in Boston, but verified where Leslie in NYC lived by pretending to be a part of the Voter Registration Commission.
There's a whole 43 pages of documents, all just from 1974-75. There's plenty of interesting tidbits in there, so maybe check it out.
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What a fucking affirming weekend I just had. Like holy shit. This con was something I really needed on a personal level.
First off, my “coworkers” were awesome people and seriously made my time at the con so much better than I anticipated. I have so many more friends and a group of people I can trust now in this area. I am now going to staff this con every year whether I like it or not. And I really want to. I actually enjoyed staffing this con over attending most other cons.
Second off, it was the first con I’ve attended since my egg cracked at Anthrocon 2022. Also celebrated my transversary yesterday at the con. Two years!!!!! Anyways, I finally can say that the HRT is really doing a good job on me. Which is crazy cause I didn’t expect so much starting at 33. But I got hit on by so many fucking people this weekend. So many trans girls and so many men. It’s funny cause the girls were actually good at flirting and all the guys were like, “Hey, what’s up? Just relaxing here.” instead of like, talking to me instead of at me.
But regardless, all of the flirting (and direct comments from a lot of strangers), made me realize that I actually look really good. I have a feminine figure. A feminine face. A feminine voice. I have great tits (way too many people hugged me way too tight >w> and I know one did it to see if my boobs were “real”). Like holy shit I’m actually attractive and desirable for the first time in my life! At 35! I missed out on all of this for all these years! But I’m here and I’m loving every second of my new life and holy gods is it amazing. I’m so fucking happy right now.
I just now need to temper my ability to get insanely flustered when someone starts telling me I’m hot or look good or equivalent. So I can actually ask for discord or telegram or phone number.
Gods. Easily one of the best weekends of my life. Oh also I’m very loud and obnoxious in public as my true self and I regret none of it. I’m shocked I didn’t get thrown out of several places I ended up.
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Thank you. I seriously wasn’t going to do it thanks to the reasons listed last week, but it was all worth it, top to bottom.