Living in Sin? How Gay Catholics Manage Their Conflicting Sexual and Religious Identities
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Living in Sin? How Gay Catholics Manage Their Conflicting Sexual and Religious Identities
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Sexual Behavior
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0004-0002,1573-2800
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-016-0752-0