The positive aspects of a transgender self-identification

Psychology and Sexuality

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-158

  Riggle, Ellen D B ^a   Rostosky, Sharon Scales ^a   McCants, LaWanda E ^a   Pascale Hague, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attirmative therapy; Bisexual; Gay; Lesbian; Positive identify; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953903529     PISSN: 19419899     EISSN: 19419902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2010.534490     Document Type: Article

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