Defining life partnerships: Does sexual orientation matter?

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 606-618

  Kline, Todd M ^a   Martz, Gary ^a   Lesperance, C Jason ^b   Waldo, Merilyne C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil union Massachusetts; Colorado; Gay; HIV; Lesbian; Life partnerships; Marriage; Relationships

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES;

EID: 63349104527     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360802421718     Document Type: Article

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