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 Pratt is the author of We Say We Love Each Other, Rebellion, Crime Against Nature, Walking Back Up Depot Street, and The Dirt We Ate. |
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What mark had we each left on the other? And who were we to each other, at five
years old? Were we "butch" and "femme"? Were we "boy" and "girl"? Why was I
invisible in her memories, a "girl" but not a "lesbian"? I turned and looked back ...
What mark had we each left on the other? And who were we to each other, at five
years old? Were we "butch" and "femme"? Were we "boy" and "girl"? Why was I
invisible in her memories, a "girl" but not a "lesbian"? I turned and looked back ...
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Often a lesbian considered "too butch" was assumed to be, at least in part, a male
chauvinist. She might get thrown out of her lesbian collective for this, or refused
admittance to a lesbian bar. Frequently a lesbian who was "too femme" was ...
Often a lesbian considered "too butch" was assumed to be, at least in part, a male
chauvinist. She might get thrown out of her lesbian collective for this, or refused
admittance to a lesbian bar. Frequently a lesbian who was "too femme" was ...
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Discussions of sexuality may exclude butch/butch and femme/femme pairings as
too homoerotically queer. Some of us who talk of ourselves as butch or femme
may reject identification with people like us who live at the extremes of gender.
Discussions of sexuality may exclude butch/butch and femme/femme pairings as
too homoerotically queer. Some of us who talk of ourselves as butch or femme
may reject identification with people like us who live at the extremes of gender.
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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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Bibliographic information
| Title | S/He |
| Author | Minnie Bruce Pratt |
| Publisher | Alyson Books, 2005 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 155583888X, 9781555838881 |
| Length | 189 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / Literary Biography & Autobiography / Women Social Science / Lesbian Studies |
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