Crooked men and straightened women: Images of homosexuality across race in two women's magazines, 1986-1995

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 59-75

  Gadsden, Gloria Y ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Essence; Gender; Homosexuality; Media; New Woman; Pop culture; Race; Sexuality; Textual images; Women's magazines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; RACE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ATTITUDE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; PERIODICALS; WOMEN;

EID: 0036973499     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v43n02_04     Document Type: Article

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