Balancing Acts: Drag Queens, Gender and Faith

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 195-209

  Sullivan Blum, Constance R ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Christianity; Drag queens; Gay men; Homosexuality; Religion; Spirituality; The Black family

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHRISTIAN; CLOTHING; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOVE; MALE; PERFORMANCE; RACE; RELIGION; RELIGIOUS GROUP; REVIEW; SEXUALITY; TRANSVESTISM;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHRISTIANITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; MORALS;

EID: 2342447337     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v46n03_12     Document Type: Review

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