Domesticating Gay Apps: An Intersectional Analysis of the Use of Blued Among Chinese Gay Men,Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

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Domesticating Gay Apps: An Intersectional Analysis of the Use of Blued Among Chinese Gay Men
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication ( IF 7.432 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 , DOI: 10.1093/jcmc/zmaa015
Weishan Miao _{1,

2} , Lik Sam Chan ₃

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Drawing on domestication theory and intersectionality theory, this study explores the multiple roles dating apps play in Chinese gay men’s lives amid changing personal and social circumstances. We present in-depth narratives of three Blued users from different generations and classes with unique relationship statuses. The app’s geo-locative features strengthened the gay capital of our younger participant but threatened our middle-aged, closeted participant. Although coming from a homophobic generation, our senior participant had no issue becoming an online celebrity on the app because his wife had passed away, pointing out the intersectional influence of generational and relational backgrounds. Our participants’ socio-economic positions also shaped whom they would interact with on Blued and how these interactions took place. These observations illustrate the relationship between users’ intersectional positions and their domestication of Blued, complementing existing dating app studies that skew toward younger users and focus only on certain elements of app use.

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