Lesbian, gay, and bisexual military families: Visible but legally marginalized

Military Deployment and its Consequences for Families

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 133-147

  Oswald, Ramona Faith ^a   Sternberg, Martina M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense of marriage act; Don't ask don't tell; Families; Lesbian gay bisexual; Military; Minority stress theory; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894033355     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8712-8_8     Document Type: Chapter

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