Sexual and gender identity work on social media

How do sexual and gender minorities use social media to express themselves construct their identities? We discuss findings drawn from focus groups conducted with 17 minority users who shared experiences of online harms. They include people gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, queer, asexual, non-binary, pansexual, poly, kink (LGBTQ+) identities. find that face several challenges online, but platforms provide important spaces for them feel understood accepted. Goffman's work explore how engage in ‘front region’ performances as part identity work. then turn Hochschild's concepts ‘feeling rules’ ‘framing argue presentations self, or front region performances, must the role feelings they are socially influenced be understood.