Serving as long-time editor of Workers World newspaper, Leslie Feinberg is perhaps best known for writings on transgender liberation, including the novel Stone Butch Blues about a working class transgendered lesbian in Buffalo, NY. Workers World has been running a lengthy history of the LGBT movement's intersections with, and conflicts within, the communist movement. With around 80 installments so fa you can learn something new every day.
Click here for the complete archive of Leslie Feinberg's Lavender & Red
Or start with the same chapter I did: Sexual Freedom vs. Fascism in Germany
I think the WWP should be applauded for investigating a history few communist organizations venture. However, in seeing the WWP praxis, they've demonstrated an extremely instrumentalist approach to the GLBT-proletarian section. Still, Feinberg's collection of short histories are very valabale.
Posted by: celticfire | December 06, 2006 at 11:11 AM
No doubt, on both counts. It's hard sometimes to take anything they say seriously when they write boilerplate for the the North Koreans, all happy and shiny. WW was way ahead of the curve on this one from way back. I haven't gotten to the parts about East Germany. I don't know if I want to. But hey, no investigation, no right to speak.
Posted by: friend of a friend | December 06, 2006 at 11:59 AM
Celticfire: what's the word on your blog? You said you were starting up again... and then?
Posted by: the burningman | December 06, 2006 at 12:18 PM
Tentatively in January, if all goes well. I am hoping to buy a domain, and I already have a work-in-progress design, and some draft posts. It wont be updated but once a month, but the posts will be longer and more in depth.
Posted by: celticfire | December 06, 2006 at 09:29 PM