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Special Issue: Innovation and Impact of Sex as Leisure in Research and Practice

Innovation and Impact of Sex as Leisure in Research and Practice: Introduction to the Special Issue

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Pages 255-274 | Received 18 Dec 2019, Accepted 08 Jan 2020, Published online: 25 Jan 2020

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