Toward an Affirmative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Leadership Paradigm

American Psychologist

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-215

  Fassinger, Ruth E ^a   Shullman, Sandra L ^b   Stevenson, Michael R ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mighty Crow Media   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; leadership; LGBT populations; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 77950365503     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018597     Document Type: Article

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