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Remembering Gay/Lesbian Media Characters

Can Ellen and Will Improve Attitudes Toward Homosexuals?

Jennifer M. Bonds-Raacke PhD University of North Carolina at Pembroke, USA
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Elizabeth T. Cady MS Kansas State University and National Academy of Engineering, USA
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Rebecca Schlegel BA Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
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Richard J. Harris PhD Department of Psychology, Kansas State University, USA
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Lindsey Firebaugh BA Psychology Department, Washburn University, USA
Pages 19-34 | Published online: 05 Oct 2008

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