Queer identity online: Informal learning and teaching experiences of LGBTQ individuals on social media

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Highlights：

• LGBTQ individuals use online resources to learn about their emerging identity.

• LGBTQ individuals engage in traditional, social, & experiential learning online.

• LGBTQ individuals also reported teaching others about their identity online.

• Social media are a key source for informal learning among LGBTQ individuals.

摘要

•LGBTQ individuals use online resources to learn about their emerging identity.•LGBTQ individuals engage in traditional, social, & experiential learning online.•LGBTQ individuals also reported teaching others about their identity online.•Social media are a key source for informal learning among LGBTQ individuals.

论文关键词：LGBT identity,Coming out,Social learning,Social media,Social networking sites,Affordances

论文评审过程：Received 2 April 2016, Revised 10 June 2016, Accepted 11 June 2016, Available online 20 June 2016, Version of Record 13 October 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.009