"Killing the messenger": Religious black gay men's neutralization of anti-gay religious messages

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-72

  Pitt, Richard N ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950931872     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2009.01492.x     Document Type: Article

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