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“Feinberg’s written work is widely known. Her groundbreaking 1993 novel, Stone Butch Blues, broke open the discussion about the complexity and fluidity of gender. Over twenty years later, it is still a book many of us keep on our shelves. For many...
Feinberg’s written work is widely known. Her groundbreaking 1993 novel, Stone Butch Blues, broke open the discussion about the complexity and fluidity of gender. Over twenty years later, it is still a book many of us keep on our shelves. For many baby butches and transgender bois and genderqueer lesbians, this is the book that was dogeared and read and reread.
Leslie Feinberg, Transgender Lesbian, Activist, Author, and Revolutionary Dies at 65
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Autostraddle Weekly Digest

We’ve published some really amazing things this week — so many that it’s possible you missed some of them. Luckily, we’re here to fix that situation and improve your overall life by telling you about those things right now.

New Writers!

Holiday Party Fashion Shoot: Lady Vengeance Style, by Arabelle Sicardi - I HAVE BEEN EXCITED ABOUT THIS ALL WEEK!! I’ve always had this dream about us doing our own fashion photography and having full-on photoshoots like a REAL MAGAZINE, and I love Arabelle’s work for Rookie and I love her style and her blog and, also, she’s a critter. Her first shoot for us and her words about red eyeshadow were just as spectacular as I’d hoped. (Also, Fit for a Femme did a fashion shoot for us this week too! It’s called Fit for a Femme’s Guide to Dressing Up to Meet the Family and it’s got some really fancy special advice for you. I love her.)

Top Ten Things I Genuinely and Unironically Love With Little to Zero Shame, by Comedian Elicia Sanchez of Yo Heart Frijoles. The hilarious Elicia Sanchez dishes on things near and dear to her, for example “Red Robin” and “Mortal Kombat” and “Brendan Fraser.”

BPM: Kate Boy, The One with The Fictitious Androgynous Band Member - BPM or “Booze Paired With Music” is our newest music column by Jeanie Chung - “a brief exposé on artists, popular or obscure, to suit your need for beats. Along with it, we offer a little treat to make for yourself while you bask in the sound of glory and a drink well done. As a former DJ, violinist, aca-bopper, and hip-hop dancer, I try to bring you as much variety in artists and commentary as I can. Listen on!”

Stories You Missed:

Mourning Madiba: South African Queers Grapple With An Uncertain Future, by Meghan - Y'all, Meghan gets real deep about what Mandela did for the LGBTI community in South Africa and talks to activists about the impact of Mandela’s death on their lives. ORIGINAL REPORTING!

Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions with Melissa Gira Grant about Cats, Sex Work, and Writing, by Carmen - Fun fact: the first blogs I ever read were sex worker blogs, which means I’ve known about Melissa Gira Grant for like eight years now. And then Lil C interviewed her for our website and it was perfect and she said so many interesting smart things.

First Person:

Big Queer Pimples, or How I Learned to Love (or Tolerate) My Acne, by Kate: It’s a personal essay by Kate, sooooo

Imagining a Better World For Trans Women Survivors Of Domestic Violence, by Morgan Collado: “The reach of intimate partner violence in my life still amazes me. Emotional violence in relationships leaves scars that are deep and knotted. It has taken years and lots of love, both self-love and love from others, in order to ease out the tension that ties up my body. But being a survivor has shown me how resilient I can be because I am still alive. I can take the shit that the world has thrown at me and turn it into a garden.”

I Don’t Know How To Say Goodbye So I Wrote You This Instead, by Vanessa - This made me cry all day on Monday. ALL DAY.

Marriage Isn’t A Coupon You Have to Redeem, by Bevin of Queer Fat Femme - “Marriage is like a chlorinated community pool that we now get access to. I think that people forget that queers have been swimming in the ocean the whole time.”

Also.Also.Also:

Also if you wanna see Intern Grace and Editorial Assistant Chelsey in the flesh, this video is your big chance.

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