"Aren't we all a little bisexual?": The recognition of bisexuality in an unlikely place

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-22

  Anderson, Eric ^a   Adams, Adi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bisexuality; Heteromasculinity; Homophobia; Homosexuality; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951971001     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2011.545283     Document Type: Article

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