Who relates to whom and according to which rationale? Visibility and advocacy in the Ugandan LGBT+ Twittersphere

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ID6443347
AutoresJ Svensson (0000-0002-5097-6218, Malmö University, autor correspondente), Anders Olof Larsson (0000-0003-3621-4687, Høyskolen Kristiania), Cecilia Strand (0000-0003-1194-8983, Uppsala University)
Ano2024
Volume27
Fascículo7
Páginas4326-4346
Data de publicação2024-03-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/14614448241236853
OpenAlexW4392956572
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas26

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

Geography · Lesbian · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Visibility · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology