The Virtual Spaces of Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Electronic Mailing Lists

Bibliographic Data

ID12459263
AuthorsCeleste Wincapaw (Vancouver-based feminist organization, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume4
Issue1
Pages45-59
Publication date2000-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Lesbian Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1089-4160 • E-ISSN: 1540-3548
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j155v04n01_04
OpenAlexW2082312601
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited3

The lesbian and bisexual women'S electronic mailing lists of the Internet have created electronic lesbian and bisexual spaces which simultaneously reflect and yet differ from real-time lesbian spaces. This paper summarizes data collected in a 1995-96 survey in which over 100 subscribers of the lesbian and bisexual women'S mailing lists answered both qualitative and quantitative questions about the interface between their on-line and real-time lives. As is reported in this paper, many of the survey respondents sought lesbian and bisexual online spaces where they could avoid men and heterosexuals but, in order to do so, had to negotiate the sometimes-difficult terrain of electronic co-existence with a diverse group of lesbians and/or bisexuals. This diversity caused difficulties for some survey respondents which mirrored many of the difficulties of their real-time lives. Yet, the impetus was also planted for the development of identity-specific electronic mailing lists where like-minded lesbians and/or bisexuals could enjoy affirming communication and interaction. Key Words: Lesbianmailing listbisexualon-line space

Homosexuality · Lesbian · Negotiation · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Gender Studies · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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