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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... father jailed for trying to buy their way out by selling bootleg liquor . When my white father died in the county nursing home , the paper printed one version of his life , from semi - pro baseball to the lumber mill . No mention of him ...
... father jailed for trying to buy their way out by selling bootleg liquor . When my white father died in the county nursing home , the paper printed one version of his life , from semi - pro baseball to the lumber mill . No mention of him ...
Page 79
... father and mother soon after they were married . She stands like a schoolgirl , feet primly together , hands behind her back , but this time the one I see is my father . They are side by side , but he does not touch her . His eyes are ...
... father and mother soon after they were married . She stands like a schoolgirl , feet primly together , hands behind her back , but this time the one I see is my father . They are side by side , but he does not touch her . His eyes are ...
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... father , for my mother ? I thought I was becoming a lesbian . Now she sees that I've chosen dresses again , and earrings . She offers me accessories . I pick up the pink pearl earbobs , and the plastic jade clip - ons , and the jet ...
... father , for my mother ? I thought I was becoming a lesbian . Now she sees that I've chosen dresses again , and earrings . She offers me accessories . I pick up the pink pearl earbobs , and the plastic jade clip - ons , and the jet ...
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