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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... mouth purses in disapproval . She has the style of some girls in my high school , wears frilly Sunday - go - to - meet- ing clothes too feminine for the university where we teach . We both have our jobs because some of the other women ...
... mouth purses in disapproval . She has the style of some girls in my high school , wears frilly Sunday - go - to - meet- ing clothes too feminine for the university where we teach . We both have our jobs because some of the other women ...
Page 74
... mouth , my god , to have your mouth . " I lie quietly under you , I listen , I say noth- ing . But silently I admit to myself that I want this from you , to be claimed by you . The next day you say , " I want to possess you , not own ...
... mouth , my god , to have your mouth . " I lie quietly under you , I listen , I say noth- ing . But silently I admit to myself that I want this from you , to be claimed by you . The next day you say , " I want to possess you , not own ...
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... mouth and hands began to lead me toward some new motion . He asked me out once more , to a baseball game . We didn't talk about anything until we sat outside my house again , and I put my face up for a kiss . Then he said , with cold ...
... mouth and hands began to lead me toward some new motion . He asked me out once more , to a baseball game . We didn't talk about anything until we sat outside my house again , and I put my face up for a kiss . Then he said , with cold ...
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