The Use of Hornet and ‘Multi-Apping’ in Turkey

Sexual minorities are still stigmatized in many countries. Coming out is not always a choice for many sexual minorities. Mobile dating apps and websites have allowed sexual minorities to selectively disclose their sexual orientation and preferences. They have facilitated and changed how sexual minor...

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Published inSexuality & culture Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 1376 - 1386
Main Author Phua, Voon Chin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.10.2020
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Dating services
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
Original Paper
Personality and Social Psychology
Psychology
Regional and Cultural Studies
Sexual minorities
Sexual orientation
Social networks
Social Sciences
Tourism
User statistics
Wasps
Turkey
Turkey
Sexual minorities
Mobile app
Hornet
Technology
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Summary:Sexual minorities are still stigmatized in many countries. Coming out is not always a choice for many sexual minorities. Mobile dating apps and websites have allowed sexual minorities to selectively disclose their sexual orientation and preferences. They have facilitated and changed how sexual minorities connect and communicate with one another. Research has demonstrated that these apps and websites have allowed users to reach an audience with faster access and farther reach. Contributing to the current literature, I examine how Hornet users are also using other apps concurrently and how this has facilitated contacts between tourists and local Turkish men in an under-studied country. The results indicate that using multiple apps allows some users to overcome language barriers, especially between tourists and Turkish locals.
ISSN:1095-5143
1936-4822
DOI:10.1007/s12119-019-09687-3