Women's sexual identity patterns: Differences among lesbians, bisexuals, and unlabeled women

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1030-1045

  Brooks, Kelly D ^a   Quina, Kathryn ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Labels; Lesbian; Sexual identity; Women's sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449395997     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360903275443     Document Type: Article

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