Alaskan Gay Males' Couple Experiences of Societal Non-Support: Coping Through Families of Choice and Therapeutic Means

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 273-290

  Blumer, Markie L C ^a   Murphy, Megan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alaskan gay male couples; Gay affirmative couple and family therapy; Gay affirmative marriage and family therapy; Gay affirmative therapy; Gay male; Gay male couples; Male couples; Male male couples

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052620739     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-011-9147-5     Document Type: Article

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