You've won, now what? The influence of legal change on gay and lesbian mobilization, 1974-1999

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-277

  Kane, Melinda D ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956820290     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2010.01171.x     Document Type: Article

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