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 14
... someone at one end of a city block could call her " Ma'am " and someone at the other end would call her " Sir . " I was learning that I was more complicated than I'd had any idea . I was beginning to pull the thread of who I was out of ...
... someone at one end of a city block could call her " Ma'am " and someone at the other end would call her " Sir . " I was learning that I was more complicated than I'd had any idea . I was beginning to pull the thread of who I was out of ...
Page 46
... someone else there , or perhaps be found . On summer mornings , lying very still in bed , I closed my eyes , and waited for someone to touch me . Hours dreaming someone stern , determined , almost rough , who could break through the ...
... someone else there , or perhaps be found . On summer mornings , lying very still in bed , I closed my eyes , and waited for someone to touch me . Hours dreaming someone stern , determined , almost rough , who could break through the ...
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... someone who she has selected as transsexual because of the slogan on her T - shirt . You turn to the an- gry woman ... someone to decide . You want someone to judge , and us to sub- mit to judgment . So tell me , am I a man or a woman ...
... someone who she has selected as transsexual because of the slogan on her T - shirt . You turn to the an- gry woman ... someone to decide . You want someone to judge , and us to sub- mit to judgment . So tell me , am I a man or a woman ...
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