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‘But if Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage … ’: discourses of homophobia and nationalism in a Chinese antigay community online

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Pages 429-444 | Received 11 May 2019, Accepted 24 Oct 2019, Published online: 10 Feb 2020

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