S/HEMinnie Bruce Pratt expands the boundaries of gender and its theory in these sophisticated lyrical vignettes sited at the crossroads of feminist analysis, queer theory and transgender liberation. |
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Page 39
She likes my touch, that's new for her, says butch and femme are about who won't
be touched and who likes to be touched. We don't talk about her fear of touch as
connected to her rape, about touch that is the fist of ownership. Nor her fear of ...
She likes my touch, that's new for her, says butch and femme are about who won't
be touched and who likes to be touched. We don't talk about her fear of touch as
connected to her rape, about touch that is the fist of ownership. Nor her fear of ...
Page 134
She said, "I know what it means to be touched too much, to be a child in a house
where I could not save myself from touch." I answered, "I came from a house
where I was never touched. My wound is the absence of touch." As we cried our ...
She said, "I know what it means to be touched too much, to be a child in a house
where I could not save myself from touch." I answered, "I came from a house
where I was never touched. My wound is the absence of touch." As we cried our ...
Page 136
You touched the tip of your tongue to one nipple and said, "I'm going to kiss you
lightly, lightly, until your breasts feel again." I did not know they had gone numb,
armor of steel, breastplate over my heart, stomach, lungs, to save me from cutting
...
You touched the tip of your tongue to one nipple and said, "I'm going to kiss you
lightly, lightly, until your breasts feel again." I did not know they had gone numb,
armor of steel, breastplate over my heart, stomach, lungs, to save me from cutting
...
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User Review - ehough75 - LibraryThingAmazing. Loved every aspect of this book. She shows how her thoughts and process have developed and changed over the years with both conversaitons, debates, and encounters with the people she has met ... Read full review
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User Review - dancingwaves - LibraryThingAn amazing book of vignettes that explore the ideas and intersections of love, sexuality, gender, and identity. A beautiful love letter to her partner, Leslie Feinberg. Read full review
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| Title | S/HE |
| Author | Minnie Bruce Pratt |
| Publisher | Firebrand Books, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1563410605, 9781563410604 |
| Length | 189 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General Social Science / Lesbian Studies |
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