Performance as intravention: Ballroom culture and the politics of hiv/aids in detroit

Souls

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-274

  Bailey, Marlon M ^a  

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Author keywords

At risk communities; Ballroom culture; Black MSM; Communities of support; HIV AIDS; Intravention; Performance; Prevention balls; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006139792     PISSN: 10999949     EISSN: 15483843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10999940903088226     Document Type: Article

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