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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Page 137
... comes even with you , and I estimate the distance to get to you . It speeds on by . The first night we ever went out in your city , on a street corner a block from your apartment , a carload of white men careened by , screamed at you ...
... comes even with you , and I estimate the distance to get to you . It speeds on by . The first night we ever went out in your city , on a street corner a block from your apartment , a carload of white men careened by , screamed at you ...
Page 138
... comes toward me , coming close , closer , gone . I nod grimly to the muscled white man jogging toward me with a ... come here alone . Too many cars passing , always someone watching to see if this time he can get away with it . " I don't ...
... comes toward me , coming close , closer , gone . I nod grimly to the muscled white man jogging toward me with a ... come here alone . Too many cars passing , always someone watching to see if this time he can get away with it . " I don't ...
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... come in , though he makes it plain that he doesn't want to . As a man , he respects the boundaries of women's space . But the male - to - female transsexual , who always felt herself to be a girl and was frequently called one by ...
... come in , though he makes it plain that he doesn't want to . As a man , he respects the boundaries of women's space . But the male - to - female transsexual , who always felt herself to be a girl and was frequently called one by ...
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