A Look Back at the Defense of Marriage Act: Why Same-Sex Marriage Is Still Relevant for Social Work

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 237-247

  Pelts, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

gender expressions; heterosexism; macro; sexual orientation; sexual orientation and LGBT issues; social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898681783     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109913519793     Document Type: Review

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