Is gay parenting bad for kids? Responding to the 'very idea of difference' in research on lesbian and gay parents

Sexualities

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-168

  Hicks, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child development; Christian right; Difference; Gay parenting; Lesbian parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444434170     PISSN: 13634607     EISSN: 14617382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363460705050852     Document Type: Article

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