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Research Article

‘Straightening’ space and time? Peripheral moral panics in print media representations of Canadian LGBTQ2S suburbanites, 1985–2005

‘Hétérogénéiser’ l’espace et le temps? Paniques morales périphériques dans les représentations des médias de la presse, 1985–2005

¿‘Enderezar’ el espacio y el tiempo? Pánicos morales periféricos en las representaciones de los medios impresos de los suburbanos canadienses LGBTQ2S, 1985-2005

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Pages 839-861 | Received 05 Feb 2018, Accepted 24 Aug 2018, Published online: 08 Oct 2018

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