Gender identity and sexual orientation in people with developmental disabilities

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-175

  Bedard, Cheryl ^a   Zhang, Hui Lan ^b   Zucker, Kenneth J ^c  

^a Surrey Place Centre ^*  (Canada)

^b Michigan School of Professional Psychology   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developmental disability; Disability; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; SEX TRANSFORMATION; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 77955708812     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11195-010-9155-7     Document Type: Article

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