The Adjustment to U.S. Rural College Campuses for Bisexual Students in Comparison to Gay and Lesbian Students: An Exploratory Study

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-109

  Stroup, Jennifer ^a   Glass, Jenny ^a   Cohn, Tracy J ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual; challenges; college adjustment; rural; sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894849932     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2014.872482     Document Type: Article

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