When the Girls Are Men: Negotiating Gender and Sexual Dynamics in a Study of Drag Queens

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Previous articleNext article No AccessWhen the Girls Are Men: Negotiating Gender and Sexual Dynamics in a Study of Drag QueensVerta Taylor, and Leila J. RuppVerta TaylorDepartment of SociologyUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (Taylor) Search for more articles by this author , and Leila J. RuppWomen's Studies ProgramUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (Rupp) Search for more articles by this author Department of SociologyUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (Taylor)Women's Studies ProgramUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (Rupp)PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Signs Volume 30, Number 4Summer 2005New Feminist Approaches to Social Science Methodologies. 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