Political opportunities and collective identity in Ohio's gay and lesbian movement, 1970 TO 2000

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 503-526

  Van Dyke, Nella ^a   Cress, Ronda ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Third District Court of Appeals Ohio ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Collective identity; Gay and lesbian movement; Gender; Political opportunities; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846144144     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2006.49.4.503     Document Type: Article

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