Family and friendship relationships after young women come out as bisexual or lesbian

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 65-83

  Oswald, Ramona Faith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MC 180   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Coming out; Family; Friendship; Grounded theory; Lesbian; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CONFLICT; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY LIFE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIAN; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0032702363     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v38n03_04     Document Type: Article

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