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Gender, Place & Culture
A Journal of Feminist Geography
Volume 14, 2007 - Issue 2
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Queering the Field? The complexities of sexuality within a lesbian-identified football team in England

¿Haciendo queer el campo? Los complejidades de la sexualidad adentro de un equipo de fútbol de mujeres quien se identifican como lesbianas

Pages 183-196 | Published online: 10 Apr 2007

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