His poem Even Bo h an, where he expresses his desire to have been born as a girl instead of boy, is the subject of many modern discussions about gender. He studied philosophy and medicine, and he was known for his writing and translations, starting his career as a writer at the age of twenty. Kalonymus ben Kalonymus ben Meir (1286–1328) was a philosopher in what is now Provence, France. Here is just a short list of the Jewish icons of the past and present. Nobody will remain unaffected by this book.We owe a lot to the LGBTQ+ Jewish writers, rabbis, and activists who have paved the way for the queer community of today. LINDA GEORGE, San Francisco Chronicle Book ReviewĪ ground-breaking gift to both the transgender community and the world at large.Ī well-written, well-researched compendium of transgender history. It delves into the transgender experience, inviting the reader to consider a spectrum of gender possibilities. Transgender Warriors does far more than document the history of transgenders. History becomes art, the political becomes transformative, the personal becomes universal. No book since Toni Morrison’s Beloved gives so much and holds itself so well. Transgender Warriors: on Sojourners’ list of Feminist Books of the 20th Century Illustrated with many never-before-published historical images and contemporary photographs, Transgender Warriors is an eye-opening jaunt through the history of gender expression-from ancient Syria to the contemporary United States-and a powerful testament to the rebellious spirit. Despite the sometimes terrible price that traditional society often exacted of these transgender warriors, Feinberg urges us to receive them as heroes and visionaries. Ze found a long tradition of fighting back against injustice-from Joan of Arc to the Welsh peasants who cross-dressed to protest taxes from the Black and Latina drag queens who led the Stonewall Rebellion to transsexual parents today. Out of hir embattled childhood and teenage years as a gender outlaw, Feinberg began a search for others like hir in history. In this fascinating, personal journey through history, Leslie Feinberg–one of the most prominent gender rights activists today–uncovers persuasive evidence that there have always been people who crossed the cultural boundaries of gender.
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