Undoing heterosexism and homophobia: Moving from “talking the talk” to “walking the talk”

Journal of Sex Education and Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-104

  Friend, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTING OUT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LESBIAN; ORGANIZATION; PHOBIA; POLICY; RESPONSIBILITY; SEXUAL EDUCATION; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 0031928069     PISSN: 01614576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01614576.1998.11074213     Document Type: Article

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