The boy who would be queen: Hints and closets on children's television

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 738-756

  Dennis, Jeffery P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Children; Gay men; Heteronormativity; Homosexuality; Mass media; Stereotypes; Television; Youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; STEREOTYPING; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449651013     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360903054210     Document Type: Article

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