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A Review of the Literature on LGBTQ Adults Who Experience Homelessness

John EckerSchool of Psychology, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services and School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Tim AubryCentre for Research on Educational and Community Services and School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
, PhD &
John SylvestreCentre for Research on Educational and Community Services and School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
, PhD
Pages 297-323 | Published online: 03 Jan 2018

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