Living in the buckle: Promoting LGBT outreach services in conservative urban/rural centers

Communication Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-86

  Drumheller, Kristina ^a,b   McQuay, Bekki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Conservative; Gay; Lesbian; Marketing; Outreach; Rural; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960551694     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970903398010     Document Type: Article

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