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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... face . I drink a bottle of thin sweet wine , and listen to a woman singing a vague promise , an endless waterfall , a rock that will wear away . I make myself hard as the back of she who turns her face away from me . Any stone thrown at ...
... face . I drink a bottle of thin sweet wine , and listen to a woman singing a vague promise , an endless waterfall , a rock that will wear away . I make myself hard as the back of she who turns her face away from me . Any stone thrown at ...
Page 77
... face smooth as an eggshell , smears lather on her cheeks and neck , draws a razor across her face and throat . She talks to the audi- ence : " I asked a girl to marry me , and she said , ' Girls can't get married to each other . " " The ...
... face smooth as an eggshell , smears lather on her cheeks and neck , draws a razor across her face and throat . She talks to the audi- ence : " I asked a girl to marry me , and she said , ' Girls can't get married to each other . " " The ...
Page 158
... face blacked , his teeth white in a big grin . A " Girl Face " of someone with frizzed blonde hair , pursed , rouged mouth , a Tallulah cigarette holder , with a prominent adam's apple and broad shoulders , presumably a man in woman's ...
... face blacked , his teeth white in a big grin . A " Girl Face " of someone with frizzed blonde hair , pursed , rouged mouth , a Tallulah cigarette holder , with a prominent adam's apple and broad shoulders , presumably a man in woman's ...
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