Exploratory Notes on the Geography of Black Gay Leisure Spaces in Bloemfontein, South Africa

Urban Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-423

  Visser, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Black; Bloemfontein; Gay; Leisure; Men; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950718502     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-008-9039-4     Document Type: Editorial

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