Sexual Orientation Microaggressions and the Experience of Sexual Minorities

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1011-1034

  Platt, Lisa F ^a   Lenzen, Alexandra L ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual; discrimination; gay; heterosexism; lesbian; sexual orientation microaggressions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879919180     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2013.774878     Document Type: Article

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