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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  • yewler [she/her]
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    4 months ago

    I'm aroace, but getting on here and reading about how some of ya'll talk about your cute ass relationships has me rethinking the aro bit not gonna lie

    • magi [null/void]M
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      4 months ago

      Aroace spec is hard to figure out sometimes

      • yewler [she/her]
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        4 months ago

        It is 😭 I've gone in so many circles on the aromantic side over the years. My asexuality is easy as fuck for me to wrap my mind around, so I can at least take some solace in at least one part of me being not confusing as hell.

        • magi [null/void]M
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          4 months ago

          The wiki can help with some stuff linky especially if you're trying to get more of an idea of where you sit, it helped me try to wrap my head around some stuff, but then some stuff can take a while and things can change over time too

          • yewler [she/her]
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            4 months ago

            Yooo thanks for the link. I'm gonna be all over that

    • ashinadash [she/her]
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      4 months ago

      Questioning time? snom or like QPR gang Idk, lots of different ways to do "relationship" tbh.

      • yewler [she/her]
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        4 months ago

        I'm not even gonna lie, I have never heard the term QPR before, but I looked it up and it sounds like heaven. I'm so glad that kind of thing actually exists because it's nice to know I'm not the only one who wants something resembling that. Wowie, I will be looking into this more.

        • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@lemmy.today
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          4 months ago

          Congrats on the discovery! Good luck finding someone compatible with you.

          Aroace questioning often feels like the "I have a lot of traits in common with the definitions of ____, but there's this thing..." and then you find out that thing isn't really even incongruous with being aroace thing that someone else mentioned with regard to neurodivergence earlier in this thread.