Sexual orientation microaggressions: The experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer clients in psychotherapy

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 210-221

  Shelton, Kimber ^a   Delgado Romero, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Covert heterosexism; Psychotherapy with lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer clients; Sexual orientation microaggressions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954500120     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022251     Document Type: Article

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