Sexual Identity Development of Female-to-Male Transgender Individuals: A Grounded Theory Inquiry

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-138

  Dickey, Lore M ^a   Burnes, Theodore R ^b   Singh, Anneliese A ^c  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

female to male; gender identity; sexual identity; transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862221198     PISSN: 15538605     EISSN: 15538338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538605.2012.678184     Document Type: Article

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