Liminal identities: Caribbean men who have sex with men in London, UK

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 315-330

  Anderson, Moji ^a   Elam, Gillian ^b   Gerver, Sarah ^c   Solarin, Ijeoma ^c   Fenton, Kevin ^d   Easterbrook, Phillippa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Heterosexism; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Liminality; MSM; UK

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFLICT; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOPHOBIA; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; STEREOTYPY; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; EMOTION; ETHNOLOGY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARIBBEAN REGION; EMOTIONS; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONDON; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649988404     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050802702433     Document Type: Conference Paper

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