Social and demographic characteristics of gay, lesbian, and heterosexual adults with and without children

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 35-79

  Henehan, David ^a   Rothblum, Esther D ^b   Solomon, Sondra E ^c   Balsam, Kimberly F ^d  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic characteristics; Gay; Heterosexual; Lesbian; Non parent; Parent; Social characteristics

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749195716     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J461v03n02_03     Document Type: Article

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