"Some of my best friends": Intergroup contact, concealable stigma, and heterosexuals' attitudes toward gay men and lesbians

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 412-424

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030306496     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167296224007     Document Type: Article

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