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Mkhize, Simangele
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Nunlall, Reema
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Gopal, Nirmala
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2021-04-15T11:29:36Z |
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2020 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The popularity of social media raises concerns related to cyber-violence and the security of marginalised individuals and groups, including the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) population. Developing worthy interventions requires exploration of the LGBT+ population’s experiences of cyber-violence in relation to gender discrimination, which was the aim of this study. A qualitative approach sourced data between 2017 and 2019 from LGBT+ Facebook groups and pages and semi-structured interviews with participants who identified themselves as among the LGBT+ population. Keywords such as LGBT+, homosexuals, and isiZulu terms such as ‘izitabane’ and ‘inkonkoni’ were used to search for content. It was found that Facebook is used as a platform by heterosexuals to make violent and hateful comments against the LBGT+ population. Comments displayed to the public (including, for example, “gays are dogs, they can never transform to being women”) reflected heteronormative behaviour. A significant finding was the infiltration of heterosexual individuals into the space created by the LGBT+ population, suggesting an increased risk of cyber-violence, and that the right to privacy and security is often compromised. Addressing cyberbullying of the LGBT+ population through education on gender diversity is recommended. |
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Social Work and Criminology |
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2021-11-13 |
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hj2021 |
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http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ragn20 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Simangele Mkhize, Reema Nunlall & Nirmala Gopal (2020) An examination of social media as a platform for cyber-violence against the LGBT+ population, Agenda, 34:1, 23-33, DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2019.1704485. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1013-0950 (print) |
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2158-978X (online) |
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10.1080/10130950.2019.1704485 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79461 |
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en |
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Routledge |
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dc.rights |
© 2019 S. Mkhize, R. Nunlall and N. Gopal. This is an electronic version of an article published in Agenda, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 23-33, 2020. doi : 10.1080/10130950.2019.1704485. Agenda is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/ragn20. |
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dc.subject |
Cyber-violence |
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Cyberbullying |
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Facebook |
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Homosexuality |
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Heterosexuality |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexualities’ (LGBT+) |
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dc.title |
An examination of social media as a platform for cyber-violence against the LGBT+ population |
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Postprint Article |
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