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Journal of Bisexuality Volume 17, 2017 - Issue 1: Under the Bisexual Umbrella: Diversity of Identity and Experience
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Defining Bisexuality: Young Bisexual and Pansexual People's Voices

Corey E. FlandersDepartment of Psychology and Education, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Marianne E. LeBretonDepartment of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaView further author information
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Margaret RobinsonDepartment of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaView further author information
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Jing BianResearching for LGBTQ Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Jaime Alonso Caravaca-MoreraFederal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilView further author information
Pages 39-57 | Published online: 16 Sep 2016

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