Gay men becoming fathers: A model of identity expansion

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 521-541

  Brinamen, Charles F ^a   Mitchell, Valory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Father; Gay; Gay parents; Identity development; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849134933     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15504280802191772     Document Type: Article

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