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The Politicization of Gay Youth Health: Response to Li, Katz-Wise, and Calzo (2014)

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  1. Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853-4401, USA

    Ritch C. Savin-Williams

  2. Department of Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA

    Kara Joyner

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Savin-Williams, R.C., Joyner, K. The Politicization of Gay Youth Health: Response to Li, Katz-Wise, and Calzo (2014). Arch Sex Behav 43, 1027–1030 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-014-0359-2

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