Book : Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg

Synopsis : In Trans Liberation, Feinberg has gathered a collection of speeches on trans liberation and its essential connection to the liberation of all people. This wonderfully immediate, impassioned, and stirring book is for anyone who cares about civil rights and creating a just and equitable society.

Reading Schedule :

  • Sunday 19th June Chapters 1 & 2
  • Sunday 26th June Chapters 3 & 4
  • Sunday 3rd July Chapters 5 & 6
  • Sunday 10th July Chapters 7 & 8

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Supplementary Material :

Speech at Sonoma State University

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  • comi [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    But on what basis will we forge such a movement? Around what forms of desire? The ache of hunger? The desperate need of poverty and homelessness? The yearning for freedom from oppression? The longing for justice? The battle lines are already drawn. The stepped-up war on our most basic rights makes the barricades in this class war plainly visible.

    On one side are the Goliaths of industry and banking, greedy to take back all the concessions won by mass struggles over the last six decades. On the other side is everyone who is being hurt by budget cuts, repression, bigotry, and poverty.

    There are and will be lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people on both sides of these barricades. How do we recognize our allies from our enemies?

    History and theory compel us to ask: Which side are you on?

    :rat-salute:

    History teaches us that when an economic crisis hits, the process of scapegoating becomes more intense and more violent. African-American, Latino, Asian, and Arab peoples, lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals, feminists, trans people — and others who have been in the forefront of progress — will increasingly find themselves in the crosshairs. And the gains we made will all be under siege, as well.

    :scared:

    I think I liked chapter 2,7,8 the most cause they are connecting all struggles. Although portraits are wonderful