Characteristics of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Asians, Asian Americans, and immigrants from Asia to the USA

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-172

  Kimmel, Douglas C ^a,c   Yi, Huso ^b  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c City University of New York ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese; Cross cultural; Gender; HIV AIDS; Homosexuality; Japanese; Korean; Sexual orientation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; BISEXUALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; LESBIAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4544232030     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v47n02_09     Document Type: Article

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