Finding erotic oases: Locating the sites of Men's same-sex anonymous sexual encounters

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Tewksbury, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anonymous sex; Erotic oases; Impersonal sex; Public parks; Public sex environments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 55449102823     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360802129253     Document Type: Article

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