Transphobia and Other Stressors Impacting Trans Parents

Journal of GLBT Family Studies

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 107-126

  Pyne, Jake ^a   Bauer, Greta ^b   Bradley, Kaitlin ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

child; family; parent; transgender; transphobia; transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924580794     PISSN: 1550428X     EISSN: 15504298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1550428X.2014.941127     Document Type: Article

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