Balancing Dangers: GLBT Experience in a Time of Anti-GLBT Legislation

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-81

  Levitt, Heidi M ^a   Ovrebo, Elin ^b   Anderson Cleveland, Mollie B ^a   Leone, Christina ^a   Jeong, Jae Y ^b   Arm, Jennifer R ^b   Bonin, Beth P ^a   Cicala, John ^b   Coleman, Rachel ^a   Laurie, Anna ^a   Vardaman, James M ^b   Horne, Sharon G ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; gay; lesbian; minority stress theory; social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849091911     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012988     Document Type: Article

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