An exploratory study of religiosity and same-sex couple relationships

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-36

  Rostosky, Sharon S ^a   Otis, Melanie D ^a   Riggle, Ellen D B ^a   Kelly, Sondra ^b   Brodnicki, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Couple homogamy; Gay couples; Lesbian couples; Religiosity; Same sex couples; Sexual identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349099104     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15504280802084407     Document Type: Article

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