Queer South African vloggers use YouTube to build communities and challenge social stigma

Andrews, Grant (2021) Queer South African vloggers use YouTube to build communities and challenge social stigma. Africa at LSE (10 Mar 2021). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

YouTube is a powerful platform for queer South Africans to represent their lives authentically and to form supportive communities with other LGBTQ+ people. Challenging the erasure of queer people and realities in mainstream media, queer vloggers can point a mirror to homophobic and transphobic societies and respond to widespread feelings of isolation and social stigma.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/
Additional Information:	© 2021 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited:	30 Apr 2021 13:06
Last Modified:	11 Sep 2025 13:13
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/109931

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