Biracial lesbian and bisexual women: Understanding the unique aspects and interactional processes of multiple minority identities

Women and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 159-171

  Stanley, Jeanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biracial; Bisexual; Ethnicity; Lesbian; Multiple identities; Sexual identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342346278     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v27n01_11     Document Type: Article

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