Make love, not law: Perceptions of the marriage equality struggle among polyamorous activists

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 261-286

  Aviram, Hadar ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Activism; Bisexuality; Identity; Law; Legal consciousness; Marriage; Monogamy; Politics; Polyamory; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650139038     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299710802171332     Document Type: Article

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