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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Just got my E dose increased as well as a Spiro prescription. The doctor also fixed the needle issue I was talking about last week, and they were also really nice and easy to talk to this time. They kept calling me beautiful and I just kept smiling the whole time ๐
Side note, but they mentioned something about Spiro negatively impacting breast growth in some people. Has anybody here experienced this, or is it mostly a minor concern?
Fascinating. Iโm not certain I ever heard of that, but maybe it could be the source of my breast growth explosion post-bottom surgery. Definitely possible I suppose, but Iโm only one person so idk.
This dates back to an article from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2012, in a sample of trans women, those who had previously been self-medicating with spironolactone before seeking prescription HRT were much more likely to seek breast augmentation than others. link
Comparing the types of antiandrogens used, however, showed that previous spironolactone use was higher in those requesting breast augmentation as compared with other, more specific antiandrogen types (4.8 vs. 1.8%, P = 0.025)Everything else I've heard from other trans women is to take the warning on a per person basis, it's not really conclusive and there are trans women who develop breasts too.
Sometimes you'll hear about cone shaped boobs from spiro, but I think that's down to previous history of not taking an anti androgen AND estrogen.
idk, I'm on spiro and my tits are growing just fine