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Critical Commentaries

“Are You Trying to Make Them Gay?”: Culture Wars, Anxieties about Genderplay, and the Subsequent Impacts on Youth

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Pages 436-447 | Received 04 Sep 2019, Accepted 15 Apr 2020, Published online: 11 Dec 2020

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