Don't Bi-Negative: Reduction of Negative Attitudes Toward Bisexuals by Blurring the Gender Dichotomy

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 356-373

  Rubinstein, Tanya ^a   Makov, Shiri ^a   Sarel, Ayelet ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

bi negativity; biphobia; bisexuality; gender; LGB; LGBT; LGBTQ; sexual preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882670796     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2013.813419     Document Type: Article

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