Legal discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees: A multi-theoretical model to explain an elusive civil rights law

Journal of Policy Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-20

  Burdge, Barbara J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil rights; Discrimination; Employment law; Sexual orientation; Social policy theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749087050     PISSN: 15588742     EISSN: 15588750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15588740802551217     Document Type: Article

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