Coming out of the family closet: Stories of adult women with LGBTQ parent(s)

Qualitative Sociology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-295

  Joos, Kristin E ^a   Broad, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Children; Closet; Coming out; Family; Gay; Identity; Lesbian; LGBTQ; Parents; Queer; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548289501     PISSN: 01620436     EISSN: 15737837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11133-007-9064-y     Document Type: Article

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