Why get involved? Exploring gay and bisexual men's experience of the gay community

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-76

  Lebeau, Richard T ^a   Jellison, William A ^a,b  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community involvement; Gay and bisexual men; Gay community; Gay identity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BISEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449139069     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360802551522     Document Type: Article

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