A disunited nation and a legacy of contradiction: Queer Nation's construction of identity

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 288-306

  Rand, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activism; Identity; Queer; Queer Nation; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049324178     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859904267232     Document Type: Article

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