Older gays and lesbians: Surviving a generation of hate and violence

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 151-169

  Morrow, Deana F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Gays; Hate crimes; Heterosexism; Homophobia; Lesbians; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009545721     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J041v13n01_11     Document Type: Article

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