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 92
... honey ? " " Yes ! Your honey got the nylon brushes ? " Later you say , " Maybe he thought I was your husband , or your son . But maybe he read me as woman . " You explain to me that you're more careful the closer you are to where you ...
... honey ? " " Yes ! Your honey got the nylon brushes ? " Later you say , " Maybe he thought I was your husband , or your son . But maybe he read me as woman . " You explain to me that you're more careful the closer you are to where you ...
Page 166
... honey . They live in neighboring apartments in a complex of red - brick buildings , like where I lived when I was first married to his father . By my son's backsteps I almost look for remnants of the daylilies I planted to try to make a ...
... honey . They live in neighboring apartments in a complex of red - brick buildings , like where I lived when I was first married to his father . By my son's backsteps I almost look for remnants of the daylilies I planted to try to make a ...
Page 167
... honey lays the carving knife down beside the bird and goes back in the kitchen . I run upstairs to the bathroom , wondering how they will solve this problem of author- ity , family , who is to head the table , who is to carve , who is ...
... honey lays the carving knife down beside the bird and goes back in the kitchen . I run upstairs to the bathroom , wondering how they will solve this problem of author- ity , family , who is to head the table , who is to carve , who is ...
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