Is the Black Community More Homophobic?: Reflections on the Intersectionality of Race, Class, Gender, Culture and Religiosity of the Perception of Homophobia in the Black Community

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 208-214

  Hill, Marjorie J ^a  

^a Gay Men's Health Crisis   (United States)

Author keywords

black community; ethnic minority; gay; homophobia; lesbian; racism; sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876316455     PISSN: 19359705     EISSN: 19359713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2013.768089     Document Type: Article

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