Mapping Homophobia and Transphobia on Social Media

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12802406
AutoresAna María Sánchez Sánchez (0000-0002-6591-954X, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, autor de correspondencia), David Ruiz-Muñoz (0000-0003-4538-7774, Junta de Andalucía), Francisca J Sánchez‐sánchez (0000-0001-5325-3667, Universidad Pablo de Olavide)
Año2023
Volumen21
Número1
Páginas210-226
Fecha de publicación2023-09-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSexuality Research and Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1553-6610 • E-ISSN: 1868-9884
EditorialSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s13178-023-00879-z
OpenAlexW4387103893
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas57

Introduction One of the consequences of the increase in the number of social network users has been the inappropriate use of social networks by some of these users. Hate speeches are frequently identified on social media, and these promote certain homophobic and transphobic attitudes, causing psychological consequences on users belonging to minority gender groups. With this work, it is intended to know the current state of the problem raised, to facilitate the activity of new researchers in an emerging field. Methodology Bibliographic analysis of 203 papers from the Scopus databases for the period between 1997 and 2022 using the VOSViewer software. The search for publications was carried out in February 2023. Results There is a positive trend in the number of relevant publications since 2017, mainly in 2021 and 2022. The research on homophobia and transphobia on social media in USA is prominent, with a high number of published articles, productive organizations, and influential authors. Twitter is shown to be the social network most widely used to spread homotransphobic hate speech. Environments conducive to the development of homotransphobic attitudes are identified as collective sports, mainly football and its supporters, as well as peer groups. Conclusions It is a growing problem that requires intervention at the societal level, requiring the development of legislation that moves away from heteronormativity, the development of mechanisms for automatic detection of homotransphobic discourse on social networks, and a multidisciplinary analysis and approach to control the problem as well as provide adequate social support to affected groups

Heteronormativity · Political science · Public relations · Queer · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Sociology · Transgender · Transphobia · Gender Studies · Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology