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Queer People of Color Using Tech to Cope
background
Queer People of Color (QPoC) experience high levels of societal discrimination and oppression as a result of having both a stigmatized racial identity and a stigmatized sexual orientation/gender identity. This qualitative study explores common themes in the experiences of stigma for QPoC, what ICTs QPoC are using to cope with this stigma, and how they are using these ICTs.
2019 - 2021
published: iConference 2020 Proceedings
qualitative study, user interviews

methods
user group
literature view
interviews
thematic analysis
queer people of color
college students (18-24)
regular ICT user
findings
platforms used include: instagram, twitter, reddit
coping through: identity exploration, community engagement, distraction & escapism
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