Black Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men in the United States

The Journal of Sex Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 95-105

  Herek, Gregory M ^a   Capitanio, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; NEGRO; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029045606     PISSN: 00224499     EISSN: 15598519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224499509551780     Document Type: Article

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