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 155
... woman we can not see : A white woman , lying in the dirt of her front yard , whipped into tatters for being a slut , white trash , the skirt of her dress blowing like torn paper in the night wind . Far outside the frame is another woman ...
... woman we can not see : A white woman , lying in the dirt of her front yard , whipped into tatters for being a slut , white trash , the skirt of her dress blowing like torn paper in the night wind . Far outside the frame is another woman ...
Page 182
... woman - born - woman mean that if you are born a female you are always a woman ? Then the member of the group who is a female - to - male transsexual should be able to come in , though he makes it plain that he doesn't want to . As a ...
... woman - born - woman mean that if you are born a female you are always a woman ? Then the member of the group who is a female - to - male transsexual should be able to come in , though he makes it plain that he doesn't want to . As a ...
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... woman's body inevitably knows how to be kind and fair ? Eventually , after many phone calls to higher - ups , the gatekeepers say they will admit , though perhaps only for today , anyone who self - identifies as a woman - born - woman ...
... woman's body inevitably knows how to be kind and fair ? Eventually , after many phone calls to higher - ups , the gatekeepers say they will admit , though perhaps only for today , anyone who self - identifies as a woman - born - woman ...
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