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 66
... thought I'd dance again with a femme lover in a bar like this , like the ones I came out into . " Behind us the jukebox glows like a neon dream , and dykes at the green baize table are clunking their pool cues . I tell you about my ...
... thought I'd dance again with a femme lover in a bar like this , like the ones I came out into . " Behind us the jukebox glows like a neon dream , and dykes at the green baize table are clunking their pool cues . I tell you about my ...
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 188
... thought I would mad when my children were taken . I thought they would die without me and I without them . Where was the land where they could be with me , where women , men , and children were no one's possession ? I went to the other ...
... thought I would mad when my children were taken . I thought they would die without me and I without them . Where was the land where they could be with me , where women , men , and children were no one's possession ? I went to the other ...
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