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'Unnatural acts' Discourses of homosexuality within the House of Lords debates on gay male law reform.

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'Unnatural acts' Discourses of homosexuality within the House of Lords debates on gay male law reform. / Baker, Paul.
In: Journal of Sociolinguistics, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2004, p. 88-106.

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Baker, P 2004, ''Unnatural acts' Discourses of homosexuality within the House of Lords debates on gay male law reform.', Journal of Sociolinguistics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 88-106. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9841.2004.00252.x

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Baker, P. (2004). 'Unnatural acts' Discourses of homosexuality within the House of Lords debates on gay male law reform. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 8(1), 88-106. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9841.2004.00252.x

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Baker P. 'Unnatural acts' Discourses of homosexuality within the House of Lords debates on gay male law reform. Journal of Sociolinguistics. 2004;8(1):88-106. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2004.00252.x

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Baker, Paul. / 'Unnatural acts' Discourses of homosexuality within the House of Lords debates on gay male law reform. In: Journal of Sociolinguistics. 2004 ; Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 88-106.

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