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 139
... turn left at the old county jail , empty and dark , an unused graveyard overgrown with razorwire that droops like wild grapevines . As we turn , a police car pulls up across from us . Two long siren shrieks blare . We look around ...
... turn left at the old county jail , empty and dark , an unused graveyard overgrown with razorwire that droops like wild grapevines . As we turn , a police car pulls up across from us . Two long siren shrieks blare . We look around ...
Page 169
... turn her husband in , to be tried , convicted , and sen- tenced to jail for perversion , the deception of cross - dressing into the opposite sex . Unwittingly , the wife would leave a record , the naked- ness of their love between lines ...
... turn her husband in , to be tried , convicted , and sen- tenced to jail for perversion , the deception of cross - dressing into the opposite sex . Unwittingly , the wife would leave a record , the naked- ness of their love between lines ...
Page 183
... turn to the an- gry woman and ask quietly , " What about me ? Do I have male energy ? Am I a woman or a man ? " She pauses , taken aback , and finally says , " I don't want to talk about each person .... " You reply , “ But you do want ...
... turn to the an- gry woman and ask quietly , " What about me ? Do I have male energy ? Am I a woman or a man ? " She pauses , taken aback , and finally says , " I don't want to talk about each person .... " You reply , “ But you do want ...
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