Talking about family: Disclosure practices of adults raised by lesbian, gay, and bisexual parents

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-131

  Goldberg, Abbie E ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Disclosure; Family; Gay parents; Queer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751441070     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X06293606     Document Type: Article

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