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Region, Social Identities, and Disclosure Practices as Predictors of Heterosexist Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities in the United States Region, Social Identities, and Disclosure Practices as Predictors of Heterosexist Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities in the United States

Exposure to heterosexist discrimination may vary by a person's place of residency. Utilizing a minority stress perspective, an online survey of self-identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual ( LGB) individuals ( n = 285) examined whether rural and small town inhabitants experienced greater exposure to s...

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Published in:Sociological Inquiry Vol. 83; no. 2; pp. 238 - 259
Main Authors: Swank, Eric, Fahs, Breanne, Frost, David M.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May2013
Subjects:
United States
Sexual minorities
Discrimination (Sociology)
Group identity
Social stigma
Homophobia
Sexual orientation identity
Rural bisexual people
Rural lesbians
Rural gay men
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost