"I'm just trying to find my way like most kids": Bisexuality, adolescence and the drama of One Tree Hill

Sexuality and Culture

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 237-251

  Meyer, Michaela D E ^a  

^a CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bisexuality; Identity; Representation; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350728827     PISSN: 10955143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12119-009-9056-z     Document Type: Article

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