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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... dance . And now she and I dance one dance . No sparks with her except the thrill of asking for that dance . No conversation , although I wonder about her work as a graduate student who teaches storefront classes on women's history ; the ...
... dance . And now she and I dance one dance . No sparks with her except the thrill of asking for that dance . No conversation , although I wonder about her work as a graduate student who teaches storefront classes on women's history ; the ...
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... Dancing with this woman who doesn't seem especially interested in me , I glance around the room , and see , pressed into a corner on the margins of the dance floor , half - lying under a coffee table , two women making out . One , in a ...
... Dancing with this woman who doesn't seem especially interested in me , I glance around the room , and see , pressed into a corner on the margins of the dance floor , half - lying under a coffee table , two women making out . One , in a ...
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... dance is air I am flying into , or water I am finning through , finally moving in my element . When we sit to drink Calistogas and lime with friends , you say , " I never thought I'd dance again with a femme lover in a bar like this ...
... dance is air I am flying into , or water I am finning through , finally moving in my element . When we sit to drink Calistogas and lime with friends , you say , " I never thought I'd dance again with a femme lover in a bar like this ...
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