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 85
... young women , with one or two men , come through the turnstiles , down from the Village . They are young enough to be my children . One has a long waterfall of brown hair , and a pale face bright with red lipstick . She wears a blue ...
... young women , with one or two men , come through the turnstiles , down from the Village . They are young enough to be my children . One has a long waterfall of brown hair , and a pale face bright with red lipstick . She wears a blue ...
Page 166
... young queer studies crowd . We have silly dime store games as presents for our son and daughter - out - law , water pistols , bubble toys . In the brief space before dinner ... young men S / HE 167 and young women ceremoniously carry in 166.
... young queer studies crowd . We have silly dime store games as presents for our son and daughter - out - law , water pistols , bubble toys . In the brief space before dinner ... young men S / HE 167 and young women ceremoniously carry in 166.
Page 167
... young in my flirtatiousness , and with the wrong husband . When I return , everyone is seated but no one is at the head of the table . You are sitting to one side , next to an empty place and plate for me . But you have the blade in ...
... young in my flirtatiousness , and with the wrong husband . When I return , everyone is seated but no one is at the head of the table . You are sitting to one side , next to an empty place and plate for me . But you have the blade in ...
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