An examination of lesbian/queer bathhouse culture and the social organization of (Im)personal sex

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 308-335

  Hammers, Corie ^a,b  

^a Armstrong State University   (United States)

^b Social and Political Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bathhouse; Interactional patterns; Lesbian queer; Public sex; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749089075     PISSN: 08912416     EISSN: 15525414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891241608317081     Document Type: Article

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