Family Dynamics and Changes in Sibling of Origin Relationship After Lesbian and Gay Sexual Orientation Disclosure

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 291-309

  Hilton, Angela N ^a   Szymanski, Dawn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coming out; Family dynamics; Gay; Lesbian; Sibling

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052646850     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-011-9157-3     Document Type: Article

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