V. Clothes maketh the queer? Dress, appearance and the construction of Lesbian, gay and bisexual identities

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-

  Clarke, Victoria ^a   Turner, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 34147124851     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353507076561     Document Type: Note

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