Women and men, not-men and not-women, lesbians and gays: American Indian gender style alternatives

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 5-20

  Brown, Lester B ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85014303175     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v06n02_02     Document Type: Article

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