Discrimination in the workplace: The firing of a transsexual

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 225-239

  Berry, Phyllis E ^a   McGuffee, Karen M ^a   Rush, Jeffrey P ^a   Columbus, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Employment; Sexual orientation; Transgender; Transsexual

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023721709     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v08n02_13     Document Type: Article

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