Where is the “B” in LGBT parenting? A call for research on bisexual parenting

LGBT-Parent Families: Innovations in Research and Implications for Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 87-103

  Ross, Lori E ^a,b   Dobinson, Cheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

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EID: 84956702390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4556-2_6     Document Type: Chapter

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