Media matter, particularly to social minorities like lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and queer people. Rather than one homogenised
idea of the 'global gay', what we find today is a range of
historically and culturally specific expressions of gender and
sexuality, which are reflected and explored across an ever
increasing range of media outlets. This collection zooms in on a
number of facets of this kaleidoscope, each chapter discussing the
intersection of a particular European context and a particular
medium with its affordances and limitations. While traditional mass
media form the starting point of this book, the primary focus is on
digital media such as blogs, social media and online dating sites.
All contributions are based on recent, original empirical research,
using a plethora of qualitative methods to offer a holistic view on
the ways media matter to particular LGBTQ individuals and
communities. Together the chapters cover the diversity of European
countries and regions, of LGBTQ communities, and of the
contemporary media ecology. Resisting the urge to extrapolate, they
argue for specificity, contextualisation and a provincialized
understanding of the connections between media, culture, gender and
sexuality.
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