The Interplay of Sexual and Religious Identity Development in LGBTQ Adolescents and Young Adults: A Qualitative Inquiry

Identity

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 217-246

  Dahl, Angie ^a   Galliher, Renee V ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84863975936     PISSN: 15283488     EISSN: 1532706X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15283488.2012.691255     Document Type: Article

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