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Research Article

Tied Together by Death – Post-Mortem Forms of Affective Intimacy in LGBTQ People’s Stories of Partner Loss

Pages 203-215 | Received 22 Jul 2020, Accepted 10 Mar 2021, Published online: 21 Apr 2021

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