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‘Is every YouTuber going to make a coming out video eventually?’: YouTube celebrity video bloggers and lesbian and gay identity

Pages 87-103 | Received 17 Mar 2016, Accepted 13 Jul 2016, Published online: 08 Aug 2016

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