Negotiating cultural contexts: An exploratory investigation of black gay male strategy employment

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-267

  Gresham, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Black gay men; Cultural context; Ethnic minorities; Masculinity; Sexuality; Strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849123771     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15504280903035738     Document Type: Article

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