Queer Theory, Butch/Femme Identities and Lesbian Space

Sexualities

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 480-496

  Eves, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

butch femme; gender; lesbian; queer theory; space

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750452858     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460704047064     Document Type: Article

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