ABSTRACT
LGBT Identity and Online New Media examines constructions of LGBT identity within new media. The contributors consider the effects, issues, influences, benefits and disadvantages of these new media phenomena with respect to the construction of LGBT identities. A wide range of mainstream and independent new media are analyzed, including MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, gay men’s health websites, message boards, and Craigslist ads, among others. This is a pioneering interdisciplinary collection that is essential reading for anyone interested in the intersections of gender, sexuality, and technology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I: Active Youth
part |2 pages
Part II: Commodity Networks
part |2 pages
Part III: Fan Cultures
part |2 pages
Part IV: Body Discourses
part |2 pages
Part V: Community Spaces