I'm in transition Too: Sexual identity renegotiation in sexual-minority women's relationships with transsexual men

International Journal of Sexual Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-77

  Brown, Nicola R ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female to male; Gender identity; Sexual orientation; Sexual minority; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349122537     PISSN: 19317611     EISSN: 1931762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19317610902720766     Document Type: Article

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