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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... lesbian , but a butch lesbian ? How had we recognized each other then , with no language for who we were ? 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 ...
... lesbian , but a butch lesbian ? How had we recognized each other then , with no language for who we were ? 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 ...
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... lesbian . The gatekeepers hesitate . She asks , “ Can only half of me come in ? " Finally , you identify yourself as a butch lesbian . You speak of your transgendered existence between woman and man , born female , but male in gender ...
... lesbian . The gatekeepers hesitate . She asks , “ Can only half of me come in ? " Finally , you identify yourself as a butch lesbian . You speak of your transgendered existence between woman and man , born female , but male in gender ...
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... butch , femme , and unclassifiable women . An African - American woman ... lesbian . " As we walk through the festival , we look much like the other ... butch lesbian verbally abused by her parents because she was " too masculine " for a ...
... butch , femme , and unclassifiable women . An African - American woman ... lesbian . " As we walk through the festival , we look much like the other ... butch lesbian verbally abused by her parents because she was " too masculine " for a ...
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