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Love, Marriage, and Baby Carriage Among Sexual Minorities- and Bias: Discussion of the 54th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation

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Goldfried, M.R. (2009). Love, Marriage, and Baby Carriage Among Sexual Minorities- and Bias: Discussion of the 54th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. In: Hope, D.A. (eds) Contemporary Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities. Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, vol 54. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09556-1_7

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