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- 1. Scrolling Beyond Binaries: Exploring social media use amongst young LGBTIQ+ Australians Brendan Churchill University of Tasmania brendan.churchill@utas.edu.au @brenchurchill Brady Robards University of Tasmania brady.robards@utas.edu.au @bradyjay #TASA2016 Ben Hanckel Sonja Vivienne Paul Byron Commissioned Artwork by Alyssa Smedley, Horrible Horris Designs
- 2. BACKGROUND For queer and gender diverse people, the internet can be used for: • coming to terms with a sense of self (Hiller et al. 2010; Taylor et al. 2014; Hanckel & Morris 2014); • connecting with like-minded others (Russell 2002); • participating in civic life (Vivienne 2016); • finding sexual health information (Mustanski, Lyons & Garcia 2010); and • dating or hook-ups (Light, Fletcher & Adam 2008; Roth 2014) Growing body of literature on the ‘risks’ associated with social media use amongst young people (broadly) in relation to… • bullying (Nilan et al. 2015); • privacy (Marwick & boyd 2014); • sexting (Albury & Crawford 2012; Albury 2015); • sharing sexual health information (Byron, Albury & Evers 2013); and • predation (boyd & Hatgittai 2013)
- 3. THE SCROLLING BEYOND BINARIES PROJECT How do young LGBTIQ+ people in Australia use digital social media? • For communication? • For maintaining existing relationships? (Family, friends, romantic and/or sexual partners, peers, co-workers) • For creating new relationships? (Friendships, romantic and/or sexual partnerships, and mentorships) • For finding out information? (On sexual identity, on sexual health, on local community, on queer culture) What forms of social media are young queer people in Australia using to establish a sense of connection and community, especially in areas outside the major cities? What is the relationship between young queer people’s social media use and their health and well-being? (Including mental health and sexual health) Can a sense of connection or community fostered through the internet help to mitigate against the effects of homophobia, rejection, isolation and exclusion?
- 4. APPROACH • Mixed methods study – two phase project • Phase One: Survey • Sample: Young LGBITQ+ Australians, 16-35 years of age (n=1387) • Data Collection Period: June – November 2016 • Recruitment: Facebook, Instagram paid advertisements; targeted approaches to schools in rural Australia via school networks; targeted approaches to LGBITQ+ health services and networks (e.g. Twenty10, Working It Out) • Four components: 1. Social media use–social media platforms, motivations, connecting with who, time spent using, use over time 2. Community/Sense of belonging 3. Health and well-being–SF-8, sexual health, mental health, experiences of harassment, etc. 4. Social and demographic data
- 5. DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW Gender identity Sexuality identity
- 8. SELF-ASSESSED HEALTH STATUS (LOWER SCORE = BETTER HEALTH) 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 National Health Survey Sample SBB Sample SBB - Lesbian, gay or homosexual SBB - Bisexual SBB - Queer SBB - Different Identity 16-24 25=34
- 9. SELF-ASSESSED HEALTH BY PLATFORM0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 Facebook Instagram Twitter Snapchat WhatsApp Tumblr Reddit YouTube Tinder Her Grindr Scruff OkCupid Hornet Pinterest LinkedIn
- 10. SELF-ASSESSED HEALTH BY PLATFORM0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 Facebook Instagram Twitter Snapchat WhatsApp Tumblr Reddit YouTube Tinder Her Grindr Scruff OkCupid Hornet Pinterest LinkedIn
- 11. USEFULNESS OF PLATFORMS FOR INFORMATION ON SEX, SEXUALITY AND GENDER (LOWER SCORE=MORE USEFUL) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Facebook Instagram Twitter Tumblr Redit YouTube Tinder Her Grindr Scruff Urban Regional Rural
- 12. USEFULNESS OF PLATFORMS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT LGBTIQ+ COMMUNITIES IN AREA 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Facebook Instagram Twitter Tumblr Reddit YouTube Tinder Her Grindr Scruff Ubran Regional Rural
- 13. CONCLUSIONS/TRAJECTORIES • Different platforms serve different functions for LGBTIQ+ young people, and can afford specific cultures and ‘queer ecosystems’ (Cho 2015) • Platforms for information/culture: Tumblr, subreddits, YouTube channels = safe digital spaces? • Local physical communities: Facebook • So much more to be done… • Tumblr as queer ecosystem • Dating and hook-up apps • Regional/urban • Past digital media (LiveJournal, MySpace) • Phase 2: 23 interviews already done, 140+ volunteers scrollingbeyondbinaries.com @bradyjay @brenchurchill
Editor's Notes
- Examining this pattern further, we find that there is a significant association between ’hook-up apps’ and self-assessed health. Those who use ‘hook-up apps’ such as Tinder, Her, Grindr, Scruff and Hornet all have lower mean scores on health self-assessment question and thus rate their health as better than those who do not. Why? Unsure. These data here cannot explain the casual factors behind this but we hypothesis and suggest that those who use ’hook-up apps’ have more sex, which in turn leads to better health and well-being or alternatively….something about expressions of identity....