"You have to give them a place where they feel protected and safe and loved": The views of parents who have Gender-Variant children and adolescents

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 6, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 243-271

  Hill, Darryl B ^a   Menvielle, Edgardo ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Gender Identity Disorder; Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549158907     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361650903013527     Document Type: Article

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