"Fag church": Men who integrate gay and Christian identities

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-17

  Walton, Gerald ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evangelical Christian; Gay men; Identity integration; Social justice; Social politics; Strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRISTIAN; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; MALE; POLITICS; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRISTIANITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS;

EID: 33747113594     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v51n02_01     Document Type: Article

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