Transgender Warriors

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1996

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Preface-Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5-Appendix A

Key Figures

Themes

Index of Terms

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Tools

Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

Read one of Leslie Feinberg’s other books: Stone Butch Blues (1993) or Drag King Dreams (2006). How does that text inform and deepen your understanding of Transgender Warriors? Consider this book’s themes when developing your answer.

Feinberg discusses many historical figures and movements in this book. Pick one and do your own research to learn more. Do you think Feinberg’s description of them was comprehensive and accurate? Is there anything you would change or add based on what you have learned?

This book provides various frameworks for understanding gender and sex. Write a personal essay examining how you understand your own gender and/or sex. Do you feel that you fall outside of the standard conceptions of gender in your culture? Why or why not?