Stone Butch Blues
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Author | Leslie Feinberg |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Autobiographical novel |
Publisher | Firebrand Books |
Released | March 1993 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | ISBN 1563410303 |
Stone Butch Blues is a novel written by transgender activist Leslie Feinberg. It tells the story of the life of a masculine girl named Jess Goldberg and the trials and tribulations she faces growing up in the pre-Stonewall era. Published in 1993, the novel became an underground hit before surfacing into mainstream literature. It is generally regarded as a groundbreaking work on the subject of gender and is one of the best known pieces of LGBT literature.