The sexual relationships of sexual-minority women partnered with trans men: A qualitative study

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 561-572

  Brown, Nicola R ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Central Toronto Youth Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Female to male transsexuals; Sexual orientation; Sexual relationships; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 77952095510     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-009-9511-9     Document Type: Article

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