Gender Affirmation: A Framework for Conceptualizing Risk Behavior Among Transgender Women of Color

Sex Roles

Volumn 68, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 675-689

  Sevelius, Jae M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender affirmation; Race; Risk behavior; Sexuality; Stigma; Transgender identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877788488     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11199-012-0216-5     Document Type: Article

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