Leslie Feinberg Bio

Panel 1 of Feinberg comic containing text that reads, “Leslie Feinberg was a self-declared…” below is a drawing of Leslie Feinberg in a black t-shirt saying, “anti-racist white, working class, secular jewish, transgender, lesbian, female, revolutionary communist!”

 

 

This is a nonfiction comic surrounding the life and work of Leslie Feinberg that I created for a comics and graphic novel class I took in 2021.

1-page comic made of six square panels. Panel 1 contains text that reads, “Leslie Feinberg was a self-declared…” below is a drawing of Leslie Feinberg in a black t-shirt saying, “anti-racist white, working class, secular jewish, transgender, lesbian, female, revolutionary communist!” Panel 2 caption reads, “Feinberg was an activist, writer, & artist who fought most notably for transgender liberation. Hir most widely known work is hir fictional novel, Stone Butch Blues.” Between 2 of the caption sentences is a drawing of Stone Butch Blues, Polaroids of the Screened-In Series, and Feinberg with a raised fist. Panel 3 caption reads, “Zie joined the world workers party in hir early 20’s & was a key organizer in many rallies.” Below the caption is a drawing of Feinberg in a button-up shirt holding a protest sign and saying, “I was also the 1st theorist to advance a marxist concept of transgender liberation.” Panel 4 depicts a drawing of two hands holding each other next to the caption, “On Nov. 15, 2014, surrounded by friends & chosen family, Fenberg died after a long battle with illnesses caused by tick-borne infections contracted in the early 1970’s. Zie did not receive treatment sooner largely due to discriminatory healthcare practices.” Panel 5 captions reads, “Hir last words were,” above an image of Leslie in front of a crowd, turning to face the reader and saying, “remember me as a revolutionary communist.” Panel 6 caption reads, “Feinberg worked up to days before hir death to make stone butch blues available for free, public access online. In everything zie did, zie worked with the marxist goal of not simply understanding the world, but changing it.” Next to the caption is an image of a hand picking up a copy of Stone Butch Blues.