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Management of a Concealable Stigmatized Identity: A Qualitative Study of Concealment, Disclosure, and Role Flexing Among Young, Resilient Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals

Laura Jane BryDepartment of Psychology,Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA;Department of Preventive Medicine, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Brian MustanskiDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Robert GarofaloDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA;Department of Pediatrics-Adolescent Medicine, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Michelle Nicole BurnsDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies (CBITs), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 745-769 | Published online: 01 Nov 2016

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