"We're There and Queer": Homonormative mobility and lived experience among gay expatriates in Manila

Gender and Society

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 465-493

  Collins, Dana ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay tourism; Homonormativity; Philippines; Sexuality; Transnational feminism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449336346     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243209340570     Document Type: Article

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