| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The murder of Lawrence King and LGBT online stimulations of narrative copresence -- "A You Tube of one's own?": "coming out" videos as rhetorical action -- YouTube courtship : the private ins and public outs of Chris and Nickas -- Virtually supportive : self-disclosure of minority sexualities through online social networking sites -- Lesbians who are married to men : identity, collective stories, and the internet online community -- A very personal world : advertisement and identity of trans-persons on Craigslist -- The Facebook revolution : LGBT identity and activism -- PlanetOut and the dichotomies of queer media conglomeration -- Commercial closet association : LGBT identities in mainstream advertising -- Queering Brad Pitt : the struggle between gay fans and the Hollywood machine to control star discourse and image on the web -- Internet fandom, queer discourse, and identities -- Transconversations : new media, community and identity -- Out and about : slash fic, re-imagined texts, and queer commentaries -- Identity unmoored : Yaoi in the west -- Look at me! : images, validation, and the cultural currency on gaydar -- Gay men's use of online pictures in fat-affirming groups -- Compartmentalize your life : advising Army men on RealJock.com -- "Stephanie is wired : who shall turn him on?" -- Health information, STDs, and the internet : implications for gay men -- The demise of the gay enclave, communication infrastructure theory, and the transformation of gay public space -- From websites to Wal-Mart : youth, identity, work, and the queering of boundary publics in Small Town, USA |
| Summary |
Examines constructions of LGBT identity within new media. This work considers the effects, issues, influences, benefits and disadvantages of these new media phenomena with respect to the construction of LGBT identities. It is suitable for those interested in the intersections of gender, sexuality, and technology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sexual minorities -- Identity.
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Social media.
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social media.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Human Sexuality.
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SELF-HELP -- Sexual Instruction.
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Sexual minorities -- Identity
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Social media
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Homoseksualiteit.
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Internet.
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Web 2.0.
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Identiteit.
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LGBTQ+ social media.
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Internet forums.
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Sexual identity.
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Gender identity.
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LGBTQ+ people
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pullen, Christopher, 1959-
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Cooper, Margaret, 1964-
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| LC no. |
2009038288 |
| ISBN |
9780203855430 |
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0203855434 |
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