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sexual orientation: References & Edit History

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  • Alison Eldridge
    Alison Eldridge was Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: American Psychological Association - Understanding sexual orientation and homosexuality. Aug 10, 2026
Media added. Nov 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Psychology - Sexual orientation and gender identity: review of concepts, controversies and their relation to psychopathology classification systems. Sep 25, 2024
Media added. May 25, 2023
Media added. Mar 16, 2023
New article added. Oct 06, 2022
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