‘Without contraries is no progression’: S/M, bi-nary thinking, and the lesbian purity test

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 45-59

  Stein, Atara ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85008426084     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v03n03_05     Document Type: Article

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