A Kiss Is Just a Kiss?: Comparing Perceptions Related to Female-Female and Female-Male Kissing in a College Social Situation

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-62

  Lannutti, Pamela J ^a   Denes, Amanda ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexuality; dating; female female kissing; female male kissing; homosexuality; promiscuity; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858650536     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2012.645716     Document Type: Article

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