S/HeThis brave memoir chronicles Pratt’s struggle to overcome the repressive traditions of Southern womanhood and live her life honestly. It chronicles her youth, her marriage, her eventual decision to come out as a lesbian, and her life with transgendered activist and author Leslie Feinberg. Minnie Bruce Prattis the author ofWe Say We Love Each Other,Rebellion,Crime Against Nature,Walking Back Up Depot Street, andThe Dirt We Ate. |
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... answer their raging remarks , accusa- tions which were echoed throughout the United States as part of a concerted antifeminist campaign . Some of the first slogans I'd learned in the women's movement were " Biology is not destiny " and ...
... answer their raging remarks , accusa- tions which were echoed throughout the United States as part of a concerted antifeminist campaign . Some of the first slogans I'd learned in the women's movement were " Biology is not destiny " and ...
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... answer to the introduction you have given her , praise from a drag king resplendent in your black - on - black suit . In the audience , I hesitate over my answer . Do I change the pronoun and the designation of husband ? Finally I reply ...
... answer to the introduction you have given her , praise from a drag king resplendent in your black - on - black suit . In the audience , I hesitate over my answer . Do I change the pronoun and the designation of husband ? Finally I reply ...
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... answered , " I came from a house where I was never touched . My wound is the absence of touch . " As we cried our ... answer for her : De- sire is like a poem . The knife can mean death and life , but whose hand holds it ? The rose ...
... answered , " I came from a house where I was never touched . My wound is the absence of touch . " As we cried our ... answer for her : De- sire is like a poem . The knife can mean death and life , but whose hand holds it ? The rose ...
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