Perceptions of 'coming out' among British Muslim gay men

Psychology and Sexuality

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-197

  Jaspal, Rusi ^a   Siraj, Asifa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Researcher   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coming out; gay Muslims; identity process theory; identity threat; sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858012311     PISSN: 19419899     EISSN: 19419902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19419899.2010.526627     Document Type: Article

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