A stigma identification framework for family nurses working with parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered and their families

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-393

  Weber, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

family nursing; gender identity; LGBT parenting; sexual orientation; stigma and families; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRANSVESTISM;

BISEXUALITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRANSVESTISM;

EID: 78149392544     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840710384999     Document Type: Article

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