The mamas and the papas: The invisible diversity of families with same-sex parents in the United States

Sex Education

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-32

  Rimalower, Lucy ^a   Caty, Caren ^a  

^a Phillips Graduate Institute   (United States)

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EID: 61549120681     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810802639921     Document Type: Review

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