Young sexual minority women's perceptions of cross-generational friendships with older lesbians

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 139-148

  Stanley, Jeanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bisexual women; Coming out; Cross generational friendship; Friendship; Lesbian; Sexual minorities; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744437018     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v06n01_13     Document Type: Article

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