Heterosexual College Student Sexual Experiences, Feminist Identity, and Attitudes Toward LGBT Individuals

Journal of LGBT Youth

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-113

  Worthen, Meredith G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; bisexuals; gay men; heterosexuals; higher education; lesbian women; sexual experience; transgender; undergraduate; virginity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859727264     PISSN: 19361653     EISSN: 19361661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361653.2012.649613     Document Type: Article

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