An increase in international funding for LGBT+ rights advocacy in Uganda has resulted in not only a mushrooming of organizations but also intra-community competition for visibility, attention, and limited resources. Against this backdrop, we set out to study how organizations relate to each other in the Ugandan LGBT+ Twittersphere. Following an analytical framework around rationalities of mediated participation, we study with whom Ugandan LGBT+ organizations relate through mapping retweets and @mentions emanating from selected Twitter accounts. The resulting network maps reveal a dividing line between more well-funded and internationally connected organizations and lesser established organizations. By supplementing the network analysis with qualitative readings of key accounts and semi-structured interviews, we conclude that access to international funds and negotiating visibility explains the network structures. The article thus reveals interesting Twitter practices, showing LGBT+ organizations use the platform as a means for negotiating and claiming space inside the Ugandan LGBT+ community.

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谁与谁相关以及根据什么原理？乌干达 LGBT+ Twitter 圈的知名度和宣传

国际社会对乌干达 LGBT+ 权利倡导活动的资助不断增加，这不仅导致了组织的不断涌现，而且还引发了社区内部对知名度、关注度和有限资源的竞争。在此背景下，我们着手研究乌干达 LGBT+ Twitter 圈中的组织如何相互联系。遵循围绕中介参与合理性的分析框架，我们通过绘制来自选定 Twitter 帐户的转发和@提及来研究乌干达 LGBT+ 组织与谁的关系。由此产生的网络地图揭示了资金雄厚、国际联系较多的组织与不太成熟的组织之间的分界线。通过对关键客户的定性解读和半结构化访谈来补充网络分析，我们得出结论，获得国际资金和谈判可见性解释了网络结构。因此，这篇文章揭示了有趣的 Twitter 做法，表明 LGBT+ 组织使用该平台作为在乌干达 LGBT+ 社区内进行谈判和争取空间的手段。