Robert K. Mart, GAY STUDIES AND THE VICTORIAN PERIOD, Newsletter of the Victorian Studi Associatn of Wtern Canada, Vol. 13, No. 1 (SPRING 1987), pp. 69-76
Contents:
- SEX SYMBOL: HOW ANTO BEME A GAY CO WORD THE VICTORIAN ERA
- BEFORE STRAIGHT AND GAY
- THE SURPRISG TTH ABOUT THE LIV OF GAY MEN VICTORIAN ENGLAND
- HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
SEX SYMBOL: HOW ANTO BEME A GAY CO WORD THE VICTORIAN ERA
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BEFORE STRAIGHT AND GAY
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THE SURPRISG TTH ABOUT THE LIV OF GAY MEN VICTORIAN ENGLAND
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HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
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