Negotiating the binary: Identity and social justice for bisexual and transgender individuals

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 374-401

  Cashore, Catherine ^a   Tuason, Ma Teresa G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Bisexual; Identity; LGBT; Social justice; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950784609     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720802498405     Document Type: Article

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