"What do you say to them?" investigating and supporting the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 939-955

  Sherriff, Nigel S ^a   Hamilton, Wook E ^b   Wigmore, Shelby ^a   Giambrone, Broden L B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Young People in Focus ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 80053914076     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20479     Document Type: Article

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