Against all odds: The dating experiences of adolescent lesbian and bisexual women

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-29

  Elze, Diane E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Bisexual women; Coming out; Dating; Lesbian; Sexual minorities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937385569     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v06n01_03     Document Type: Article

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