'This is disco-wonderland!' gender, sexuality and the limits of gay domesticity on the block;« C'est un paradis de disco!» sexe, sexualité, et les limites de la vie familiale homosexuelle dans the block

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 435-453

  Gorman Murray, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Domesticity; Gay men; Gender; Lifestyle television; Masculinity

Indexed keywords

GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; LIFESTYLE; MASS MEDIA; SEXUALITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79960783536     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2011.588801     Document Type: Article

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