Queer Nigerian twitter can challenge homophobia and assert sexual agency
Ayodele Onanuga, Paul
(2020)
Queer Nigerian twitter can challenge homophobia and assert sexual agency
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Sexual minorities in Nigeria use Twitter to contest the invisibility Nigerian society forces upon them. By examining the linguistic advocacy of ‘coming out’ and ‘reaching out’ on the social media platform, users can establish a sense of community while challenging heteronormative values by asserting individual and group sexual agency.
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| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 12 Nov 2020 14:31 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/107158 |