Whose Gay Community? Social Class, Sexual Self-Expression, and Gay Community Involvement
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عنوان ژورنال: The Sociological Quarterly
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0038-0253,1533-8525
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2005.00021.x