| Description |
xv, 328 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Psychological perspectives on lesbian and gay issues ; v. 3 |
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Psychological perspectives on lesbian and gay issues ; v. 3
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| Contents |
Frontnote / James Baldwin -- 1. Native Gay and Lesbian Issues: The Two-Spirited / Terry Tafoya -- 2. A National Survey of the Intimate Relationships of African American Lesbians and Gay Men: A Look at Commitment, Satisfaction, Sexual Behavior, and HIV Disease / Letitia Anne Peplau, Susan D. Cochran and Vickie M. Mays -- 3. Leaving the Confederate Closet / Bonnie Ruth Strickland -- 4. Female, Lesbian, and Jewish: Complex and Invisible / Sari H. Dworkin -- 5. From Apartheid to Mandela's Constitution: Black South African Lesbians in the Nineties / Cheryl Potgieter -- 6. Symbol of Privilege, Object of Derision: Dissonance and Contradictions / Armand R. Cerbone -- 7. Exploring the Lives of Older African American Gay Men / Clarence Lancelot Adams, Jr. and Douglas C. Kimmel -- 8. Greek American Lesbians: Identity Odysseys of Honorable Good Girls / Leah M. Fygetakis -- 9. Crossing Borders and Boundaries: The Life Narratives and Immigrant Lesbians / Oliva M. Espin |
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10. Ethnic Minority Lesbians and Gay Men: Mental Health and Treatment Issues / Beverly Greene -- 11. Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Know: The Formation of a Homosexual Identity and Sexual Expression Among Asian American Lesbians / Connie S. Chan -- 12. The Relationships Among Self-Esteem, Acculturation, and Lesbian Identity Formation in Latina Lesbians / Marta A. Alquijay -- 13. Sexual Identity and the Discontents of Difference / Carla M. Trujillo -- 14. Cultural Diversity and the Coming-Out Process: Implications for Clinical Practice / Althea Smith -- Endnote / Audre Lorde |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Gays -- Identity.
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Gays -- United States -- Identity.
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Minority gays -- United States.
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Minority gays.
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| Author |
Greene, Beverly.
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| LC no. |
96045891 |
| ISBN |
0803953623 |
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0803953631 (paperback) |
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