The language of "sexual minorities" and the politics of identity: a position paper

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 17, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 105-110

  Petchesky, Rosalind P ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

identity politics; sexual and gender expressions; sexual diversity language

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HISTORY; LANGUAGE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; POLITICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 66449120321     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(09)33431-X     Document Type: Article

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