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Queering the family home: narratives from gay, lesbian and bisexual youth coming out in supportive family homes in Australia

‘Queering’ el hogar familiar: narrativas de jóvenes gays, lesbianas, y bisexuales que se manifiestan en hogares familiares que les dan apoyo en Australia

Andrew Gorman-Murray GeoQuest Research Centre, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 31-44 | Published online: 12 Feb 2008

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