Challenging the gay ghetto in south africa: Time to move on?

Geoforum

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 268-274

  Visser, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gay; Gay space; Homonormalisation; Lesbian; South Africa

Indexed keywords

HOMOSEXUALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN AREA; VILLAGE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84884728180     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.12.013     Document Type: Article

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