Butches with babies : Reconfiguring gender and motherhood

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 41-57

  Epstein, Rachel ^a  

^a LGBT parenting ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Butch; Femininism; Gender; Masculinity femininity; Maternal; Motherhood; Parenting; Pregnancy; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009577618     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v06n02_06     Document Type: Article

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