A survey on views of how to assist with coming out as gay, changing same-sex behavior or orientation, and navigating sexual identity confusion

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-179

  Liszcz, Angela M ^a   Yarhouse, Mark A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay; Lesbian; Religion; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744560686     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1502_5     Document Type: Review

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