"It's like a bunch of mosquitoes coming at you.": Exploring the ubiquitous nature of subtle discrimination and its implications for the everyday experiences of LGB individuals

Sexual Minority Research in the New Millennium

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 157-185

  Jewell, Lisa M ^a   McCutcheon, Jessica M ^a   Harriman, Rebecca L ^a   Morrison, Melanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Gay men; Homonegativity; Lesbian women; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859037510     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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