Community involvement among behaviourally bisexual men in the Midwestern USA: Experiences and perceptions across communities

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1095-1110

  Dodge, Brian ^a   Schnarrs, Phillip W ^a   Reece, Michael ^a   Goncalves, Gabriel ^a   Martinez, Omar ^b,c   Nix, Ryan ^d   Malebranche, David ^e   van der Pol, Barbara ^a,f   Murray, Maresa ^a   Fortenberry, J Dennis ^f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Step Up Inc   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual men; community; social support; stigma; USA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84867281907     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.721136     Document Type: Article

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