Who fills out a "lesbian" questionnaire?: The Interrelationship of Sexual Orientation, Years "Out," Disclosure of Sexual Orientation, Sexual Experience with Women, and Participation in the Lesbian Community

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 537-557

  Morris, Jessica F ^b   Rothblum, Esther D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033464189     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1999.tb00380.x     Document Type: Article

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