Communication at the margins: Online homophobia from the perspectives of LGBTQ + social media users

IF 1 2区社会学 Q3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Journal of Human Rights Pub Date : 2022-08-17 DOI:10.1080/14754835.2022.2104116

Bridget O. Alichie

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Abstract

Abstract The Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Act (SSMPA) is a Nigerian law that prohibits sexual relationships or marriages between persons of the same sex. Its enactment in 2013 is perceived as having exacerbated online homophobia against lesbian, gays, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities on social media networks in Nigeria. This study investigates SSMPA’s contribution to homophobic online violence. Using online interviews with eight LGBTQ + participants and three members of a Nigerian nonprofit organization leadership for sexual minorities, I examine the perceptions, experiences, and communicative strategies of LGBTQ + persons toward online homophobia. Mark Orbe’s co-cultural theory on institutionalized “othering” of minorities across dominant heteronormative societies is used to foreground the lived experiences of Nigerian LGBTQ + persons online. Findings suggest, that although social media networks seemingly provide safe spaces for many vulnerable users, online homophobia has intensified for sexual minorities in Nigeria following the SSMPA legislation.

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边缘的交流:LGBTQ +社交媒体用户视角下的网络同性恋恐惧症

同性婚姻禁止法案(SSMPA)是尼日利亚的一项法律，禁止同性之间的性关系或婚姻。该法案于2013年颁布，被认为加剧了尼日利亚社交媒体网络上对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、变性人和酷儿(LGBTQ+)群体的网络同性恋恐惧症。本研究调查了SSMPA对同性恋网络暴力的贡献。通过对8名LGBTQ +参与者和3名尼日利亚性少数群体非营利组织领导成员的在线访谈，我研究了LGBTQ +人士对网络同性恋恐惧症的看法、经历和沟通策略。Mark Orbe关于少数群体在主流异性恋规范社会中制度化的“他者”的共同文化理论被用来突出尼日利亚LGBTQ +在线人群的生活经历。研究结果表明，尽管社交媒体网络似乎为许多弱势用户提供了安全的空间，但在尼日利亚通过SSMPA立法后，性少数群体的网络同性恋恐惧症加剧了。

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Journal of Human Rights Multiple-

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