What should i wear? A qualitative look at the impact of feminism and women’s communities on bisexual women’s appearance

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-22

  Taub, Jennifer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Appearance; Beauty; Bisexuality; Communities; Feminism; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147169962     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J159v03n01_02     Document Type: Article

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