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‘She met her (boy)friend online’: negotiating gender identity and sexuality among young Thai women in online space

Pimpawun BoonmongkonCenter for Health Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand;Department of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, ThailandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Timo T. OjanenCenter for Health Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
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Ronnapoom SamakkeekaromCenter for Health Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
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Nattharat SamohCenter for Health Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
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Rachawadee IamsilpaDepartment of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
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Soifa TopanananDepartment of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
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Mudjalin CholratanaCenter for Health Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
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Thomas E. GuadamuzCenter for Health Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand;Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Pages 1162-1174 | Received 18 Dec 2012, Accepted 26 May 2013, Published online: 26 Jul 2013

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