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Building connections and slaying basilisks: fostering support, resilience, and positive adjustment for sexual and gender minority youth in online fandom communities

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Pages 1874-1891 | Received 17 Sep 2018, Accepted 07 May 2019, Published online: 02 Jun 2019

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