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Totally Straight: Contested sexual identities on social media site reddit

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Abstract
This article is centred on a case study of the ‘Totally Straight’ (r/TotallyStraight) ‘subreddit’on social media site reddit. r/TotallyStraight serves as a web forum for sharinggay pornography amongst men who identity as straight. I draw on a small-scale study ofthe r/TotallyStraight subreddit, conducted over a period of three months. Analysisreveals that while r/TotallyStraight is largely used as a forum for sharing porn depictingmen, it also serves as a space for affirmation and sharing personal narratives relatedto contested ‘mostly straight’ sexual identities. The moderators of the subreddit, andthe users themselves, foster a supportive, non-judgemental discourse. It is argued thatthis phenomenon could be representative of broader cultural shifts towards less rigidlydefined sexual identities
Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: | Robards, B |
Keywords: | Gay, heterosexual, homosexual, pornography, reddit, sexuality, social media, straight |
Journal or Publication Title: | Sexualities |
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd |
ISSN: | 1363-4607 |
DOI / ID Number: | 10.1177/1363460716678563 |
Copyright Information: | Copyright 2017 The Author |
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