The cult classic Stone Butch Blues is considered one of the key texts of queer and trans literature. First released in 1993, it’s a work of historical fiction by Leslie Feinberg about protagonist Jess Goldberg’s coming of age in 1970s Buffalo. Raised by Jewish parents, Jess is increasingly ostracized for their gender and sexual nonconformity in school, at the temple, and at home. Discovering gay bars, lesbian femme-butch cultures, and coming into contact with cop raids and the tragic, early deaths of trans elders, Jess provides an unprecedented look into this subculture.

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