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 55
... never get from him , or give , a sensation that she never let herself imagine ? Whose softness under her hand ? Or her strong back yielding under someone's weight , breath on her cheek ? I lived in the house of her deprivation . As we ...
... never get from him , or give , a sensation that she never let herself imagine ? Whose softness under her hand ? Or her strong back yielding under someone's weight , breath on her cheek ? I lived in the house of her deprivation . As we ...
Page 137
... never clear if the basher thought you a gay man or a butch lesbian . Then you say , " Do the best you can . I'll never blame you for what the haters accomplish . ” Last week another group of men from our neighborhood went 137.
... never clear if the basher thought you a gay man or a butch lesbian . Then you say , " Do the best you can . I'll never blame you for what the haters accomplish . ” Last week another group of men from our neighborhood went 137.
Page 169
... never saw him naked . We never had sex . He said something was wrong with him . I never knew . " Later I ask you , " Did the wife know ? " You say , " Very likely . But then she thought she was the only one . Now her mate is dead and ...
... never saw him naked . We never had sex . He said something was wrong with him . I never knew . " Later I ask you , " Did the wife know ? " You say , " Very likely . But then she thought she was the only one . Now her mate is dead and ...
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