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- 1 2 "Talk Straight: The World of Rural Queers" – via mubi.com.
- 1 2 "Talk Straight - the World of German Queers" . Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ↑ Harvey, Dennis (March 7, 2004). "Talk Straight: The World of Rural Queers".
