What is the relationship between sexual orientation, bisexuality and creativity?

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 49-69

  Charyton, Christine ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity and bisexuality; Creativity and homosexuality; Creativity and sexual orientation; Creativity in sexual minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547670633     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J159v06n04_05     Document Type: Review

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