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Exploring the de-stigmatizing effect of social media on homosexuality in China: an interpersonal-mediated contact versus parasocial-mediated contact perspective

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Pages 20-37 | Received 11 Apr 2016, Accepted 26 Apr 2017, Published online: 09 May 2017

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