“Someone Else Is Behind The Screen”: Visibility, Privacy, and Trust on Geosocial Networking Apps in India

Queer people increasingly use geosocial networking apps (GSNAs), such as Grindr and Blued, to find connections. These apps play a particularly important role in countries such as India, where being visibly queer can carry social stigma, and same-sex intercourse was criminalized until 2018. A key cha...

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Main Authors: Annika Pinch, Jeremy Birnholtz, Shruta Rawat, Aakanksha Bhatter, Dicky Baruah, Alpana Dange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-09-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221126076