Young men's perspectives on family support and disclosure of same-sex attraction

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-80

  Carpineto, Julie ^a   Kubicek, Katrina ^a   Weiss, George ^a   Iverson, Ellen ^a   Kipke, Michele D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Bisexual; Coming out disclosure; Family; Gay; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249129351     PISSN: 15538605     EISSN: 15538338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538600802077533     Document Type: Article

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