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Transgender Activist to Speak For Immediate Release: 
RICHMOND, Ind. — Award-winning author Leslie Feinberg shares insights on how it’s possible to organize for trans rights in a period of war, racism and reaction during an Earlham College convocation on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Feinberg is a pioneer of transgender activism and culture. She openly identifies as transgendered and is outspoken about experiences living outside the gender binary. Her lecture “Transliberation: What It Means for You,” begins at 1 p.m. in Carpenter Hall’s Goddard Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. The heart of the lecture will focus on ways to overcome obstacles that stand in the way of organizing for trans rights and how to get the Earlham community involved, Feinberg says. “I give people a working understanding of some of the concepts of transgender, transsexual and intersexual and of the relationship of the trans communities to the [lesbian/gay/bisexual] movement,” Feinberg says. “I'm really looking forward to having the time to connect with Earlham students and faculty to talk about what I mean by trans liberation, and what impact this struggle has for everyone — no matter how they identify their sex, gender or sexuality. I also examine the relationship between groups who are oppressed and discriminated against, and where trans liberation fits in the overall political climate and progressive movement we face today.” Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues, a novel about a Jewish protagonist growing up in 1950s Buffalo, has won both an American Association Award for Gay and Lesbian Literature and a 1994 Lambda Literary Award. In addition, Feinberg has published two nonfiction books including Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to RuPaul, which received the Firecracker Alternative book Award for Nonfiction in 1996, and Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue is a collection of essays that argues for the acceptance of all trans people for building coalitions between progressive political groups. Both nonfiction works explore not only transgender issues, but the relationships and parallels among other rights movements. “Trans Liberation is a call to action for all those who care about civil rights and creating a just and equitable society,” Feinberg says. In addition to writing and speaking, Feinberg is managing editor of Worker’s World and founder of Rainbow Flags for Mumia. — EC — Contact: Denise Purcell, public affairs assistant
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College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |