To be a parent: Issues in family formation among gay and lesbian adults

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-340

  Patterson, Charlotte J ^a   Riskind, Rachel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family formation; Gay; Lesbian; Parent

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955213676     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1550428X.2010.490902     Document Type: Article

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