Personal, relational and community aspects of bisexual identity in emerging, early and middle adult cohorts

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 404-428

  Brewster, Melanie E ^a   Moradi, Bonnie ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual youth; Bisexuality; Early adulthood; Emerging adults; Life stage development; Middle adulthood; Romantic relationships; Sexual identity; Sexual orientation; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650047571     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2010.521056     Document Type: Article

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