Asian girls are prettier: Gendered presentations as stigma management among gay Asian men

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-122

  Han, Chong Suk ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay Asian men; Gender; Performances; Presentation of self; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749108716     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: 15338665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2009.32.2.106     Document Type: Article

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