The Persistent Desire: A Femme-butch ReaderJoan Nestle A Femme-Butch Reader,A groundbreaking anthology about femme and butch,identities in the lesbian community.,. |
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Page 71
... thought strategi- cally and used all their resources , including their femaleness . In confron- tations with the police , if they thought it would help them , they would bring up that they were women . They regularly appeared in court ...
... thought strategi- cally and used all their resources , including their femaleness . In confron- tations with the police , if they thought it would help them , they would bring up that they were women . They regularly appeared in court ...
Page 88
... thought about it . Maybe I really did understand . " She might really like it if a butch like you went over and just asked her to dance , you know ? Not hit on her . " I thought maybe I could do that . I started to jump up from my seat ...
... thought about it . Maybe I really did understand . " She might really like it if a butch like you went over and just asked her to dance , you know ? Not hit on her . " I thought maybe I could do that . I started to jump up from my seat ...
Page 162
... thought my brothers were idiots ! Carolyn : But what about Mary ? Ina : She's such a stock character . The protagonist is Stephen , everything happens around her , you have to identify with her . Cira : Well , I didn't . But I thought ...
... thought my brothers were idiots ! Carolyn : But what about Mary ? Ina : She's such a stock character . The protagonist is Stephen , everything happens around her , you have to identify with her . Cira : Well , I didn't . But I thought ...
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From the Diary of Marge McDonald 19311986 | 124 |
1959 Merril Mushroom | 133 |
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