How many gays are there? It depends

Nebraska Symposium on Motivation

Volumn 54, Issue , 2009, Pages 5-41

  Savin Williams, Ritch C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863954856     PISSN: 01467875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09556-1     Document Type: Article

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