Fragmented identities, frustrated politics: Transsexuals, lesbians and 'queer'

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 107-125

  Johnson, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identity; Lesbian; Politics; Queer; Transgendered; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; POLITICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; FEMINISM; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POLITICS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; TRANSSEXUALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548348787     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v11n01_07     Document Type: Article

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