Working with gay and lesbian parents

Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 85-93

  Bigner, Jerry J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay parents; Homosexual parents; Lesbian parents; Queer families; Queer parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957891806     PISSN: 15332691     EISSN: 15332683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J398v03n02_09     Document Type: Article

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