Being Gay, Being Straight and Being Yourself: Local and Global Reflections on Identity, Authenticity and the Lesbian and Gay Scene

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 404-425

  Holt, Martin ^a   Griffin, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birmingham (UK); consumption; queer scene; sexuality; space; young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842555637     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: 14603551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13675494030063008     Document Type: Article

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