The hetero-gay family: An emergent family configuration

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 85-104

  Segal Engelchin, Dorit ^a   Erera, Pauline I ^b   Cwikel, Julie ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Family diversity; Gay fathers; Hetero gay family; Non marital mothers; Non traditional families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645792585     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J461v01n03_04     Document Type: Article

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