LISA K. WALDNER, HEATHER MARTIN, LYNDSAY CAPEDER, IDEOLOGY OF GAY RACIALIST SKINHEADS AND STIGMA MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, Journal of Polil & Milary Soclogy, Vol. 34, No. 1, Special Issue on "The Whe Power Movement th U.S." (Summer 2006), pp. 165-184
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NICKY CRANE: THE SECRET DOUBLE LIFE OF A GAY NEO-NAZI
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Crane knew he was gay, but hadn't acted on . His room looked out across London's gay village - the bars and nightclubs where he worked as a doorman, where he drank and danced.
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