Interracial and intercultural lesbian couples: The incredibly true adventures of two women in love

Clinical Issues with Interracial Couples: Theories and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 85-102

  Long, Janie ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

intercultural; interracial; Lesbian couples

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925820766     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315808710     Document Type: Chapter

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