La représentation queer dans les applications de rencontre Tinder et HER
Queer Representation in Dating Apps Tinder and HER

Summary/Abstract: Our research focused on queer people's experiences on the online dating applications Tinder and HER. We were looking to understand how these dating apps contributed to reinforcing heterosexual cisgender norms and discriminations against queer minorities. To explore this issue, we studied the practices of our interviewees, based on in-depth interviews and their personal data. We also conducted participative observation by creating profiles on the applications. This methodology is therefore based on the algorithmic and human construction of queer representation in virtual dating practices. Our observations allowed us to identify the strategies used by our respondents to present themselves online, according to their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

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