Constructing home and family: How the ballroom community supports African American GLBTQ youth in the face of HIV/AIDS

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 171-188

  Arnold, Emily A ^a   Bailey, Marlon M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American MSM; Gender; HIV AIDS; Kinship; Social support; Youth culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449941640     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720902772006     Document Type: Article

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