Disability

Intersectionality, Sexuality and Psychological Therapies: Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Diversity

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 213-238

  Butler, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breaking of sexual, gendered cultural norms; Disability; Discrimination in dominant society; Discrimination, in disability movement; Heterosexual non disabled mainstream; Intersectionality; Learning disabilities; LGB communities, and discrimination; Low self esteem and physical limitations; Pecking order of desirability, disabled, non disabled

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887075346     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119967613.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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