Unity and Purpose at the Intersections of Racial/Ethnic and Sexual Identities

The Story of Sexual Identity: Narrative Perspectives on the Gay and Lesbian Life Course

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Meyer, Ilan H ^a   Ouellette, Suzanne C ^b  

^a Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexuals; Blacks; Gays; Homosexuality; Lesbians; Multiplicity; Personal agency; Racial identity; Sexual identity; Social determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920608661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195326789.003.0004     Document Type: Chapter

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