Vegan sexuality: Challenging heteronormative masculinity through meat-free sex

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-72

  Potts, Annie ^a   Parry, Jovian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Masculinity; Meat; Sexuality; Vegan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649260917     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: 14617161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353509351181     Document Type: Article

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