Romantic relationships and their social context among gay/bisexual male youth in the castro district of San Francisco

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1-29

  Eyre, Stephen L ^a   Arnold, Emily ^b   Peterson, Eric ^c   Strong, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drama; Gay male adolescents; Peer cultures; Romantic relationships; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOVE; MALE; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 49949097246     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360802101039     Document Type: Article

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