Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual adoptive parents: Couple and relationship issues

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-213

  Farr, Rachel H ^a   Forssell, Stephen L ^b   Patterson, Charlotte J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoptive couples; Lesbian and gay; Relationship satisfaction; Sexual orientation; Sexual relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951897514     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15504281003705436     Document Type: Article

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