Relations among dimensions of feminism and internalized heterosexism in lesbians and bisexual women

Sex Roles

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 145-159

  Szymanski, Dawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

feminist identity; internalized homophobia; lesbian

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444352301     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SERS.0000037759.33014.55     Document Type: Article

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