Gender nonconformity as a target of prejudice, discrimination, and violence against LGB individuals

Journal of LGBT Health Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 55-71

  Gordon, Allegra R ^a,b,c   Meyer, Ilan H ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Philadelphia Health Management Corporation   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gender nonconformity; LGB; Minority stress; Prejudice; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CRIME; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; OFFENDER; PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACISM; RAPE; SEX RATIO; SEXISM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; THREAT; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67650626833     PISSN: 15574091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15574090802093562     Document Type: Article

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