We are here to party? Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans leisurescapes beyond commercial gay scenes

Leisure Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-196

  Browne, Kath ^a   Bakshi, Leela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brighton and Hove; Geography; Participatory action research; Sexual and gender identities; Socialise; Straight heterosexual space

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

EID: 79952974004     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614367.2010.506651     Document Type: Article

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