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 Pratt is the author of We Say We Love Each Other, Rebellion, Crime Against Nature, Walking Back Up Depot Street, and The Dirt We Ate. |
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You lie on me again and say , " I don't want her to touch you . I don't want her to
have your mouth , my god , to have your mouth . ” I lie quietly under you , I listen ,
I say nothing . But silently I admit to myself that I want this from you , to be claimed
...
His 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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Her hair is grey - blonde , pulled back with a bow ; her mouth is drooping with
lines . In clips from old movies , her mouth opens , sings , sobs , chatters . But I
see , fascinated , what held me to her thirty years ago , that mouth melting under ...
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User Review - ehough75 - LibraryThingAmazing. Loved every aspect of this book. She shows how her thoughts and process have developed and changed over the years with both conversaitons, debates, and encounters with the people she has met ... Read full review
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User Review - dancingwaves - LibraryThingAn amazing book of vignettes that explore the ideas and intersections of love, sexuality, gender, and identity. A beautiful love letter to her partner, Leslie Feinberg. Read full review
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| Title | S/He |
| Author | Minnie Bruce Pratt |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Alyson Books, 2005 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 155583888X, 9781555838881 |
| Length | 189 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Women Social Science / LGBT Studies / Lesbian Studies |
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