Out of the closet, still in the home: Providing queer affirmative therapy for youth and their families

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-35

  Tanner, Litsa Renée ^a   Lyness, Kevin P ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Coming out; Family therapy; Family transitions; Feminist family therapy; Gay; Lesbian; Queer; Transgendered

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847338525     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J086v15n01_02     Document Type: Article

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