Clinical issues with Same-Sex couples: A review of the literature

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 3-12

  Connolly, Colleen M ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coming out; Couple stages; Gay; Gender role socialization; Heterosexism; Homophobia; Lesbian; Maintaining family; Oppression; Same sex couples

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449640192     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v03n02_02     Document Type: Article

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