Locating sexuality and sexual health in struggles for social justice: Is 'sexual citizenship' a helpful construct?

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 65-77

  Klugman, Barbara ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b FORD FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Identity; India; Recognition; Redistribution; Representation; Sexual citizenship; Sexuality; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149123473     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J514v19n03_08     Document Type: Article

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