Publication
Title
Media, visibility and sexual identity among gay men with a migration background
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Abstract
While media are generally acknowledged to play an important role in processes of sexual identity formation among sexual minorities, little is known about migrant audiences. This article explores the roles of mass and online media for a group of men with a migration background living in Belgium. Based on in-depth interviews, their sexual self-identification is discussed, as is their use and assessment of media as a source of representations, information and connections. The participants in this project turn out to primarily identify as gay, and they predominantly rely on western representations and information in their quest for identity models.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Sexualities. - London
Publication
London : 2016
ISSN
1363-4607
DOI
10.1177/1363460715604330
Volume/pages
19 :4 (2016) , p. 412-431
ISI
000375721700002
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UAntwerpen
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 12.04.2016
Last edited 07.12.2024
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