“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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022-09-01
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Series: | Social Media + Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221126076 |