Between a Gay and a Straight Place: Bisexual Individuals’ Experiences with Monosexism

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 554-569

  Roberts, Tangela S ^a   Horne, Sharon G ^a   Hoyt, William T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

biphobia; bisexuality; discrimination; family; LGBT experiences; monosexism

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; EFFECT SIZE; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; FRIEND; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 84950287895     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299716.2015.1111183     Document Type: Article

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