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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... feather . I bend over withered vines and crush desiccated herbs in my hands , basil , dill , thyme . I lift up my fingers to smell the pungent oils . SISTER A ll the way south to the conference in 28 MINNIE BRUCE PRATT.
... feather . I bend over withered vines and crush desiccated herbs in my hands , basil , dill , thyme . I lift up my fingers to smell the pungent oils . SISTER A ll the way south to the conference in 28 MINNIE BRUCE PRATT.
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... fingers tight together . " He loved him like this , like this , " she said , her fingers lying as close together as lovers . The second time I met you , I wondered if we would be lovers . In a theatrical foyer crowded with dressed - up ...
... fingers tight together . " He loved him like this , like this , " she said , her fingers lying as close together as lovers . The second time I met you , I wondered if we would be lovers . In a theatrical foyer crowded with dressed - up ...
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... fingers search my pocket for coins . At the bottom of the stairs we wait on the platform . We watch the other travelers , uneasy , trying to place us as man , woman , into some opposition . Uneasy , we watch the travelers , trying to ...
... fingers search my pocket for coins . At the bottom of the stairs we wait on the platform . We watch the other travelers , uneasy , trying to place us as man , woman , into some opposition . Uneasy , we watch the travelers , trying to ...
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