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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... means unisex bathrooms . Equal rights means homosexual mar- riages . They meant : If you challenge gender boundaries , you will make women more vulnerable to abuse by eliminating gender protection . They meant : If you challenge gender ...
... means unisex bathrooms . Equal rights means homosexual mar- riages . They meant : If you challenge gender boundaries , you will make women more vulnerable to abuse by eliminating gender protection . They meant : If you challenge gender ...
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... mean that her genitals are female . If the hand- some Filipino man in the upstairs apartment is straight - appearing , this does not mean his erotic preference is the " opposite sex . " The white woman next to you at the doctor's office ...
... mean that her genitals are female . If the hand- some Filipino man in the upstairs apartment is straight - appearing , this does not mean his erotic preference is the " opposite sex . " The white woman next to you at the doctor's office ...
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... means to be touched too much , to be a child in a house where I could not save myself from touch . " I answered , " I ... mean petals and canker in the bud , but whose hand spreads it ? With each criss - crossing gesture the meaning of ...
... means to be touched too much , to be a child in a house where I could not save myself from touch . " I answered , " I ... mean petals and canker in the bud , but whose hand spreads it ? With each criss - crossing gesture the meaning of ...
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