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Lesbian and gay teachers’ experiences of ‘coming out’ in Irish schools

Aoife Neary Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Castletroy, Limerick, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 583-602 | Received 08 Feb 2012, Accepted 13 Jun 2012, Published online: 24 Sep 2012

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