The photo is a 1974 photo of Leslie Feinberg, from the FBI file on hir. I've written a piece on my interpretation of Transgender Warriors and Trans Liberation, but I don't think it's quite polished enough, so I'll post it later. Instead, I'll go over hir FBI file: https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/dc-metro/rg-065/6282555/Batch0010/6282555_100-HQ-480756.PDF.
The FBI thought Feinberg could be violating the Communist Control Act, advocating the overthrow of the government, and engaging in rebellion. Needless to say, a hero to all of us. Feinberg was a member of the Workers World Party (the party still exists, but more notably PSL split from it), which apparently wasn't openly advocating for the overthrow of the U.S, they just think it's inevitable.
My favorite line? "captioned subject is believed to be a white female, who became male through some kind of sex change operation, and is possibly homosexual". Some interesting language choice, and it's an interesting snapshot into the evolution of Leslie's identity.
The FBI found Leslie's place of birth and birthdate from public school records. It's a bit of an interesting look into all of the many places the FBI can get their information, along with how information like that was so much more patchwork before the digital age.
"Interview of subject is not being recommended because of the questionable nature of his sexuality". Hmm, interesting.
It's interesting how their investigation spanned multiple cities, from Kansas City to NYC to Bufffalo to Boston. It probably involved quite a few officers, though I'm sure it wasn't the main focus for all of them.
There's some interesting mention about changes in Leslie's gender identity. Born a girl, for a time wearing a beard and mustache, then going back to "she". I'm sure we all know, Feinberg's gender didn't stop evolving there.
"Subject reportedly contributes all extra money to WWP", Leslie definitely was dedicated to the cause. Leslie doesn't attend NYC WWP meetings, but the FBI doesn't mention why.
The FBI isn't immune to typoes, Leslie did some "criminal terspass" that garnered some attention.They wasted some time checking if Leslie was in Boston, but verified where Leslie in NYC lived by pretending to be a part of the Voter Registration Commission.
There's a whole 43 pages of documents, all just from 1974-75. There's plenty of interesting tidbits in there, so maybe check it out.
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:aaaa: I HATE THIS!
)) and I hate how the plot really is always about the “falling in love” part and the solidifying of a relationship. And don’t get me wrong, reading about that is really fun, but it’s like stopping just when you get to the good part! I get why people focus on the start of a relationship, since it provides a nice narrative arc with a natural endpoint and built-in tension (will they or won’t they? (even though we all fucking know that they will (“hea guaranteed!”) so the tension has to actually come from something else anyway)). But romance is ultimately about two (or more if it’s a cool romance) people people coming together and growing closer and understanding more about each other and while a slice-of-life approach to that may not be as dramatic, it’s annoying how it isn’t really explored. You do see books trying to create this dynamic by contriving scenarios for characters to cohabitate before forming a relationship (the flatshare by beth o’leary was really nice 
) but it’s not quite the same thing. Personally I blame Western Literary Brainworms like “narrative” and “plot” and bullshit like that 
. I mean they can publish thinly veiled excuses for characters to fuck then why not this? 