Transgender men: A demographic snapshot

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-236

  Forshee, Andrew S ^a  

^a WALDEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Female to male; FTM; Online survey research; Social services; Transgender; Transition; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849121441     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720802235229     Document Type: Article

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