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“NO RETRIBUTION FOR BEING GAY?”: INEQUALITY IN GAY-FRIENDLY WORKPLACES

Patti Giuffre Department of Sociology, Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kirsten Dellinger Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA
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Christine L. Williams Department of Sociology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
Pages 254-277 | Published online: 17 Apr 2008

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