Gay, lesbian, and bisexual content on television: A quantitative analysis across two seasons

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 167-188

  Fisher, Deborah A ^a   Hill, Douglas L ^a   Grube, Joel W ^a   Gruber, Enid L ^b,c  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analyses; Gays and lesbians; Homosexuality; Mass media; Sexuality; Television

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547313561     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v52n03_08     Document Type: Review

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