Triple jeopardy and beyond: Multiple minority stress and resilience among black lesbians

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 87-108

  Bowleg, Lisa ^a   Huang, Jennifer ^a   Brooks, Kelly ^a   Black, Amy ^a   Burkholder, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Black lesbians; Lesbian; Multiple minority stress; Mundane stress; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009538068     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v07n04_06     Document Type: Article

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