Community in the 21st century: Issues arising from a study of british lesbians and gay men

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 111-126

  Ellis, Sonja J ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Community based support; Gay; Homosexual; Isolation; Lesbian; Psychotherapy; Social exclusion; Social identity; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447621078     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v11n01_08     Document Type: Article

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