"I'm Part of This Family": How Five Care-Giving Partners of Gay Men Story Their Experiences

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 140-157

  Kia, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

care givers; caregivers; gay; heterosexism; homophobia; narrative research; nonheterosexual; story; storying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861610866     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720.2012.669369     Document Type: Article

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