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Editorial
. 2016 Aug;106(8):1356-8.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303221.

The Elusive Promise of LGBT Equality

Ilan H Meyer  1
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Editorial

The Elusive Promise of LGBT Equality

Ilan H Meyer. Am J Public Health. 2016 Aug.
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Percentage of Americans Saying Sexual Relations Between 2 Adults of the Same Sex Are “Always Wrong” and “Not at All Wrong”: General Social Survey, United States, 1973–2010 Note. Chart by the author. Data source: Smith, T.W. (2011). Public Attitudes toward Homosexuality. Unpublished manuscript. NORC/University of Chicago.
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