Under the rainbow: Rural gay life and its relevance for family providers

Family Relations

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-81

  Oswald, Ramona Faith ^a   Culton, Linda S ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community; Gay; Lesbian; Rural; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037251653     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2003.00072.x     Document Type: Review

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