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 27
... sometimes held my hand in the dark , who once or twice whirled me around our music practice room . At the senior prom , when the girls outnumbered the boys and I went with my best friend , she and I didn't dance . But this lanky ...
... sometimes held my hand in the dark , who once or twice whirled me around our music practice room . At the senior prom , when the girls outnumbered the boys and I went with my best friend , she and I didn't dance . But this lanky ...
Page 59
... Sometimes we talk about how much has changed in our lives since we met , what we've learned together about our families and whiskey and pain . We've learned to get through the pain of the day , hers and mine , a minute at a time . Sometimes ...
... Sometimes we talk about how much has changed in our lives since we met , what we've learned together about our families and whiskey and pain . We've learned to get through the pain of the day , hers and mine , a minute at a time . Sometimes ...
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... sometimes doing knee - lifts or push - ups . Always my eyes flick back and forth on the traffic passing . The motorcycle that just vroomed by slows , the man looks back , I tense . Will he veer toward me , will I have time to scream for ...
... sometimes doing knee - lifts or push - ups . Always my eyes flick back and forth on the traffic passing . The motorcycle that just vroomed by slows , the man looks back , I tense . Will he veer toward me , will I have time to scream for ...
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