Identity experience among progressive gay Muslims in North America: A qualitative study within Al-Fatiha

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-128

  Minwalla, Omar ^a   Rosser, B R Simon ^a,c   Feldman, Jamie ^a   Varga, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MacArthur Foundation   (United States)

^c Program in Human Sexuality   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Fatiha; Gay; Homosexuality; Muslim; Religious identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPERIENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOSLEM; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NORTH AMERICA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 13244257009     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050412331321294     Document Type: Article

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