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Faeries and Bears and Leathermen, Oh My! Gay Men Rethinking, Reclaiming, and Reifying Masculinities

Faeries, Bears, and Leathermen: Men in Community Queering Masculinity. By Peter Hennen, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2008. 243 pp. $20.00 (paperback). ISBN-10: 0-226-32728-0

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Schilt, K. Faeries and Bears and Leathermen, Oh My! Gay Men Rethinking, Reclaiming, and Reifying Masculinities. Sex Roles 61, 144–145 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-008-9575-3

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