Gay Men, Identity and Social Media

A Culture of Participatory Reluctance

Elija Cassidy

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Routledge
12 March 2018

Series: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture

This book explores how the social and technical integration of mainstream social media into gay men’s digital cultures since the mid 2000s has played out in the lives of young gay men, looking at how these convergences have influenced more recent iterations of gay men’s digital culture. Focusing on platforms such as Gaydar, Facebook, Grindr and Instagram, Cassidy highlights the ways that identity and privacy management issues experienced in this context have helped to generate a culture of participatory reluctance within gay men’s digital environments.

By: Elija Cassidy
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 900g
ISBN: 9781138830851
ISBN 10: 1138830852
Series: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 12 March 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Gay Men’s Digital Culture and Participatory Reluctance: An Introductio 2. From The Hankie Code to The Hanky App: Historical Change, Technological Development and Shifting GLBT Identities 3. Gaydar Cultures: The Only ‘Good’ Gay In The Village? 4. Facebook and Its Role in Gaydar Cultures 5. Consequences of Convergence - Privacy and Safety Concerns 6. Participatory Reluctance Post-Gaydar

Elija Cassidy is a Lecturer in Journalism, Media, and Communication at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Reviews for Gay Men, Identity and Social Media: A Culture of Participatory Reluctance

Cassidy has answered the call a number of us have been making for a solid empirical study of social media habits in the LGBTQ communities. The specific social media venues may change with time but what his work has to teach us about identity formation and performance, the formation of social capital, and the building of social networks will influence our agendas and thinking for years to come. - Bruce E. Drushel, Miami University, USA An elegant book that makes significant contributions to our understandings of gay male internet use, but more generally to how social media, place, and subcultures come together to shape identity. - Nancy Baym, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA This work offers important and compelling insights into how gay men utilize social networking sites. Given that the online experiences of sexual minorities are woefully understudied, Elija Cassidy's study is a welcome work indeed. - John Edward Campbell, Temple University, USA