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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They ridiculed the people who had raised them , who worked side by side with
them every day . They became the opposites they feared , but not the people who
lived all around them , on the other side of the color line . They denied they had ...
I run upstairs to the bathroom , wondering how they will solve this problem of
authority , family , who is to head the table , who is to carve , who is to sit at the
side . How to negotiate the metaphors of blade , flesh , communion ; mother ,
father ...
On one side , men , and on the other side , women . But how can we tell which is
which ? The gallerygoers are trying to look without looking , though looking is
what the photographer wants us to do . He shows us himself and others who
have ...
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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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