Wrestling with the angels of meaning: The revisionist ideological work of gay and ex-gay christian men

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 407-425

  Wolkomir, Michelle ^a  

^a CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

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EID: 0035733166     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2001.24.4.407     Document Type: Article

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