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The Internet As a Safety Net: Findings From a Series of Online Focus Groups With LGB and Non-LGB Young People in the United States

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Pages 225-246 | Received 04 Jul 2011, Accepted 10 Apr 2012, Published online: 13 Jul 2012

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