Experiences regarding coming out to parents among African American, Hispanic, and white gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning adolescents

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 189-205

  Potoczniak, Daniel ^a   Crosbie Burnett, Margaret ^b   Saltzburg, Nikki ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; African American; Bisexuality; Coming out; Family of origin; Gay male; Hispanic; Lesbian; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449978246     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720902772063     Document Type: Article

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