Internalized Stigma Among Sexual Minority Adults: Insights From a Social Psychological Perspective

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 32-43

  Herek, Gregory M ^a   Gillis, J Roy ^b   Cogan, Jeanine C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

and bisexual psychology; gay; heterosexism; internalized homophobia; Lesbian; self esteem; sexual stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849097556     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014672     Document Type: Article

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