Cohort Effect on the Coming Out Experiences of Bisexual Men

Sociology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1207-1223

  McCormack, Mark ^a   Anderson, Eric ^b   Adams, Adrian ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biphobia; bisexuality; coming out; homophobia; masculinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904537790     PISSN: 00380385     EISSN: 14698684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0038038513518851     Document Type: Article

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