Narrative, identity, and the politics of exclusion: Social change and the gay and lesbian life course

Sexuality Research and Social Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-182

  Hammack, Phillip L ^a   Cohler, Bertram J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Discrimination; Exclusion; Gay; Homosexuality; Lesbian; Narrative; Sexual identity; Social policy; Voice and silence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876332010     PISSN: 18689884     EISSN: 15536610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13178-011-0060-3     Document Type: Article

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