Becoming "one of the girls": The transition to Lesbian in midlife

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-305

  Larson, Nancy C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homosexuality; Identity; Lesbian; Mid life; Queer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745470710     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109906288911     Document Type: Article

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