LGB of Color and White Individuals’ Perceptions of Heterosexist Stigma, Internalized Homophobia, and Outness: Comparisons of Levels and Links

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 397-424

  Moradi, Bonnie ^a   Wiseman, Marcie C ^a   Deblaere, Cirleen ^a   Goodman, Melinda B ^a   Sarkees, Anthony ^a   Brewster, Melanie E ^a   Huang, yu Ping ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual; gay; heterosexism; homophobia; lesbian; people of color; racial ethnic minority

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949805596     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000009335263     Document Type: Article

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