Lesbian parents and their families: Complexity and intersectionality from a feminist perspective

Handbook of Feminist Family Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 108-120

  Goldberg, Abbie E ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781412982801.n9     Document Type: Chapter

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