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browngirlLeslie Feinberg: While a hostile relative re-writes my life: 'Who is, and is not, my family.
In autumn 2010, Knopf published a 'transgender' themed young adult novel. The author, Catherine Ryan Hyde, is an estranged relative of mine.
The analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Hyde's young adult fiction novel will come from those who are living the identities, and oppressions to which she has applied her imagination.
However, as part of the media coverage and publicity tour for the release of the young adult novel, Hyde claims much of her expertise and authority for writing her 'transgender'-themed young adult novel as based on my life and identity.
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My verbal and written request for no further contact has been violated by my relatives numerous times over the last forty years. So I do not rely on them to respect my wishes. Instead, I have clarified and strengthened my legal papers, and I am making this statement public: My living biological relatives — Irving David Feinberg, Betty Vance Hyde, and Catherine Ryan Hyde — are not my family. They do not speak for me.
The author has requested that this blog post be reposted freely, in as many languages as possible. -- the above text is with thanks to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
capra_maritimus, who brought this to my attention. Considering my own issues with my family, this struck a chord with me, so I've reblogged it here. Comments screened.
In autumn 2010, Knopf published a 'transgender' themed young adult novel. The author, Catherine Ryan Hyde, is an estranged relative of mine.
The analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of Hyde's young adult fiction novel will come from those who are living the identities, and oppressions to which she has applied her imagination.
However, as part of the media coverage and publicity tour for the release of the young adult novel, Hyde claims much of her expertise and authority for writing her 'transgender'-themed young adult novel as based on my life and identity.
...
My verbal and written request for no further contact has been violated by my relatives numerous times over the last forty years. So I do not rely on them to respect my wishes. Instead, I have clarified and strengthened my legal papers, and I am making this statement public: My living biological relatives — Irving David Feinberg, Betty Vance Hyde, and Catherine Ryan Hyde — are not my family. They do not speak for me.
The author has requested that this blog post be reposted freely, in as many languages as possible. -- the above text is with thanks to
capra_maritimus, who brought this to my attention. Considering my own issues with my family, this struck a chord with me, so I've reblogged it here. Comments screened.
