The sexual health of gay men in the post-aids era: Feminist, post-structuralist and queer theory perspectives

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-168

  Numer, Matthew S ^a   Gahagan, Jacqueline ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feminist theory; Gay men; HIV AIDS; Masculinities; Men's health; Post structuralist theory; Queer theory

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASCULINITY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77649173613     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0802.155     Document Type: Article

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