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Leslie Feinberg: ‘new Stone Butch Blues edition May Day 2013’ (mic check, please)

STONE BUTCH BLUES—
OFFICIALLY OUT OF PRINT

I am receiving many messages every day from readers, teachers, bookstore owners, publishers and translators asking me:

Where can copies of Stone Butch Blues be ordered, or permissions be gotten for reprint rights, translation agreements, etc.?

I can’t write back. I am fighting for health. And I am ordered to appear in the court of the 1% in Minneapolis on Monday, Feb. 4, and be prepared to stand trial for my June 4 action in solidarity with CeCe McDonald.

Please help pass this information along:

20th-ANNIVERSARY AUTHOR’S EDITION
COMING MAY DAY 2013
FREE ONLINE / AT-COST PRINT

I have taken Stone Butch Blues off the capitalist market.

With the help of a small, wonderful team of people, I am preparing to post the no-profit 20th-anniversary author’s edition of Stone Butch Blues on May Day 2013, at lesliefeinberg.net

The anniversary publication will be a no-cost, accessible online read, with free e-edition downloads to multiple devices, and a free pdf download from the website.

This edition will include a new author’s introduction and a dedication to free CeCe McDonald. (supportcece@wordpress.com)

The digital edition will also include a free access slide show, “This is what solidarity looks like.” For more information: http://www.workers.org/2012/10/06/this-is-what-solidarity-looks-like/

AT-COST PRINT EDITIONS,
INCLUDING LARGE-PRINT

Print-on-demand copies of the 20th-anniversary edition of Stone Butch Blues will be available—at-cost, not a penny more—at the same site: lesliefeinberg.net

A large-type, easy-read edition will be available for online order at cost, as well.

TEACHERS

Stone Butch Blues is out of print for Spring 2013.

The novel will be back in print in May 2013, in at-cost print editions and free online read/download read/pdf for your students.

PERMISSIONS,
TRANSLATIONS

Look for information about permissions, non-profit translation agreements, and author requests on May Day 2013 at lesliefeinberg.net.

I am unable to correspond with individuals about commercial projects and contracts—new or expiring—for any new commercial print, digital publication or adaptation in any media.

At this time, I am also unable to respond to email requests from translators offering to donate their labor. I plan to host translations on the lesliefeinberg.net website. Look for a May Day 2013 announcement.

I thank the translators who have contributed their labor to editions in languages including: Chinese, Turkish, Slovenian, Serbian, Greek, Italian, German, Dutch, Hebrew (proceeds to Palestinian group Aswat).

I’M STICKING WITH THE UNION

The novel is not represented by a literary agency. I hold the author copyright—by law and by labor—to Stone Butch Blues. I’ve never signed away any digital rights.

I’m a member of the National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. And I’m a member of Pride At Work, a constituency group of the AFL-CIO.

I’m sticking with the union!

National Writers Union Digital Bill of Rights
www.nwubook.org/DBOR.pdf

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01/2/13

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Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.

Audre Lorde

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01/2/13

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On December 14, Two-Spirit leaders from 12 different states called upon the two principle negotiators of the reauthorization the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Vice-President Biden and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia), to include Native women. This action was taken in light of news reports that Cantor was supportive of this bill as along as one key provision was removed: the protection for Native American women.

The Two-Spirit leadership asked for tribal criminal jurisdiction over non-Indian offenders who commit acts of domestic violence or violate protection orders against our Native women; clarifying tribal civil authority to issue and enforce protection orders regardless of the nationality, race or sex of the offender; and for Federal criminal offenses to be made consistent with model domestic violence laws.

Within hours of sending their letter, Lynn Rosenthal, a White House Advisor to Vice-President Biden, responded, “The Vice President is working hard to get an agreement on VAWA that includes criminal jurisdiction and protects all victims.”

Later that day, the same group of Two-Spirit leaders called on the members of congressional Black, Hispanic, Asian Pacific American, Native American, and Progressive Caucuses to stand with our Native women.

Native women experience domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking at crisis levels.

According to United States Justice Department, rates of domestic violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women are among the highest in the United States when compared to other ethnicities. Nearly half of all Native American women—46 percent—have experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner. One in three Indian women will, at some point in her life, experience the violence and trauma of rape.

On some reservations Native American women are murdered at a rate more than 10 times the national average.

“We must do everything in our power to protect our Native women; enabling them to feel safe and for them to hold their heads high as valued, proud and strong Native women,” said Harlan Pruden of the NorthEast Two-Spirit Society.

“Two-Spirit Leaders Call On Washington (via racialicious)

12/19/12

Morehouse College to offer African-American LGBT history class

gaywrites:

Morehouse College in Atlanta, MLK’s alma mater and the only all-male historically black college in the country, is preparing to offer its first class on African-American LGBT history and culture.

The course came about through the efforts of the school GSA, as well as a number of professors. It will be offered in the Spring 2013 semester.

The course is expected to outline various key concepts in Black feminism and critical cultural theory and methodology. Described as “an interdisciplinary survey of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) culture and politics” in the course’s syllabus, the class will serve as an in-depth look into critical, social and cultural theory that will vastly benefit the Morehouse community.

So excited to hear this news. If anyone goes to this college and plans on taking the course, please let me know what you think!

12/18/12

Trans Day of Remembrance vigils, marches, receptions listed by state. Please share.

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11/20/12

Transgender Day of Remembrance: The Calling of Names

blackgirldangerous:

by Mia McKenzie

On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, I am taking a lot of time to think about my trans sisters and brothers who have lost their lives in the struggle to be seen, to be valued, to be free. As a cis woman who was born into a body I feel at home in, I do not know first-hand the particular sorrows and joys of being trans, and I would not dare to assume that I understand them. But I do value them. I do respect them.

A few days ago, a Facebook friend of mine, a trans kid, posted a status update about the lack of trans women being represented in QTPOC performance space. I would be lying if I said that I had given it a ton of thought before, but when they said it I realized that I haven’t been in, or even seen a show in the last year that featured a trans woman. Not a single one. This is a serious problem.

The lack of representation of trans women in particular contributes to the invisibilization and disregard of them. It contributes to hatred and violence against them. And it must be changed. If we are committed to creating a world in which trans folks, and in particular trans women, are seen and valued by everyone, then we should be going all out to make sure they are represented in the art that non-trans people produce, as well as supporting the art that trans people themselves produce. This is our responsibility as allies.

Today, I am thinking about all of the trans folks who are no longer here, and what it would have meant to them when they were here to have felt fully supported in their communities, to have been able to see themselves reflected in the art and stories and dance and music of all queer and trans people. What a difference it would have made in their lives. And what a difference it will still make in the lives of our trans brothers and sisters when we cis folks start doing better by them TODAY.

Today.

Today I am holding love and memory for all trans people who have moved on this earth and move on it no more, for all they gave, all they endured, and all the ways they fought for freedom just by stepping out into the world, just by being.

Some of them are:

Sanesha Stewart

Brandi Martell

Duanna Johnson

Angie Zapata

Victoria Carmen White

Robyn Browne

Brandon Teena

If you have names to call out in remembrance, please add them to the comments thread.

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Mia McKenzie is a writer and a smart, scrappy Philadelphian with a deep love of vegan pomegranate ice cream and fake fur collars. She is a black feminist and a freaking queer, facts that are often reflected in her writings, which have won her some awards and grants, such as the Astraea Foundation’s Writers Fund Award and the Leeway Foundation’s Transformation Award. Her debut novel is out in December, and she has a short story forthcoming in The Kenyon Review. Her work has been recommended by The Root, Colorlines, Feministing, Angry Asian Man, and Crunk Feminist Collective. She is a nerd, and the creator of Black Girl Dangerous, a revolutionary blog.

Pre-order your copy of Mia McKenzie’s queer literary novel, The Summer We Got Free.

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11/20/12

knowhomo:

Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20th, 2012

Map of Trans* related violence from TransRespect-Transphobia.

(from TransRespect) The update shows reports of murdered or killed trans people in 29 countries in the last 12 months, with the majority from Brazil (126), Mexico (48), and the USA (15), followed by Venezuela (9), Honduras (8), Colombia (6), Uruguay (6) and Guatemala (5). In Asia most reported cases have been found in India (6), Pakistan (5) and the Philippines (4), and in Europe in Turkey (5).

List of NAMES/Information of those attacked HERE.

For more information, visit GLAAD.

(First photo from GLAAD.org)

(via transgayinfo)

11/20/12

fenwayhealth:

Did you know 50% of transgender people surveyed reported having to teach their medical providers about transgender care?

Next week is Transgender Awareness Week, a series of statewide events and educational opportunities to inform people about the trans community and raise awareness of issues facing trans and gender noncomforming people in Massachusetts.

Fenway Health and The Borum will be participating by hosting events and by sharing information about the health disparities faced by trans people.

Download/share a high-res PDF of this poster here.

11/12/12

crossingoverdocumentary:

An important reminder from Immigration Equality:

The election is over, but what does it mean for LGBT immigrant families?
Please join us tomorrow – November 8th – for a special post-election conference call at Noon EST. We’ll discuss the Presidential and Congressional election results, tell you what it all means for our families and talk about how you cant be part of our work moving forward.

Immigration Equality Action Fund Election Analysis
Thursday, November 8th – Noon ET (9am PT)
(800) 977-8002 / Access Code 3761622#
Callers from abroad should dial (404) 920-6650 and use the same access code.

The coming weeks and months will be critical for our families. The White House will make important decisions about continued relief for binational couples. The new Congress is expected to tackle comprehensive immigration reform. And we’ll continue to press for passage of the Uniting American Families Act.
Join us tomorrow, and find out what the election results mean for your family, and our work together. Our call will include analysis and a Q & A, too.
The elections are over, but our work goes on.

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11/8/12

riversongactivist:

Advice for Being an Ally

11/5/12

The Network/La Red

Leslie Feinberg: ‘new Stone Butch Blues edition May Day 2013’ (mic check, please)

Transgender Day of Remembrance: The Calling of Names

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