Eileen Myles

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    Eileen Myles
    Eileen Myles at the 2008 Brooklyn Book Festival
    Date of birth December 9, 1949
    Place of birth Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    Nationality American
    Pronouns they/them[1]
    Gender identity
    Occupation poet/writer

    Eileen Myles is a well-known lesbian poet and writer. Myles ran for president of the USA in 1991 and 1992.

    Quotes

    « I mean, I feel like I am very trans-identified. To some extent I felt I did, in fact, identify as a man in a woman’s body. I’m starting to think that trans feelings are really at the root of homosexuality.[4] »

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    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Wichtel, By Diana (30 May 2018). "How Eileen Myles won a battle for personal pronoun plurality". Noted. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
    2. Benjamin, Tova (30 November 2015). "Hold a Feeling: An Interview With Eileen Myles". Rookie. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
    3. @EileenMyles (February 24, 2016). "@DeJesusSaves @rugamarspr plus as a gender queer dyke I am trans" – via Twitter.
    4. Russell, Stephen A. (2 May 2018). "Presidential thoughts: Eileen Myles on gender, sexuality and the bathroom wars". Topics. Retrieved 15 May 2020.