Glasswing butterflies: Gay professional football players and their culture

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 420-436

  Cashmore, Ellis ^a   Cleland, Jamie ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

football; gay; homophobia; soccer

Indexed keywords

EID: 83355169087     PISSN: 01937235     EISSN: 15527638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193723511420163     Document Type: Article

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