Revisiting old haunts through new technologies: Public (homo)sexual cultures in cyberspace

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-439

  Mowlabocus, Sharif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cottaging; Cruising; Cyberqueer; Gay; Identity; Queer; Sex

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649158989     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877908096004     Document Type: Article

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