Traumatic victimization in the lives of lesbian and bisexual women

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-14

  Balsam, Kimberly F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexuality; Child abuse; Domestic violence; Hate crimes; Homophobia; Lesbians; Sexual assault; Trauma; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009636897     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v07n01_01     Document Type: Article

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