Gay Dating App Users Support and Utilize Sexual Health Features on Apps
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DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03554-9
Abstract: Men who have sex with men (MSM) frequently meet sex partners through dating apps. Research has demonstrated an association between app use and greater number of sex partners and STIs, but dating apps also pose… read more here.
Keywords: health features; health; sexual health; dating apps ... See more keywords
Dating Apps and the Digital Sexual Sphere
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DOI: 10.1017/s000305542400128x
Abstract: The online dating application has in recent years become a major avenue for meeting potential partners. However, while the digital public sphere has gained the attention of political philosophers, a systematic normative evaluation of issues… read more here.
Keywords: dating apps; digital sexual; apps digital; sexual sphere ... See more keywords
Feeling Like a Fetish: Racialized Feelings, Fetishization, and the Contours of Sexual Racism on Gay Dating Apps.
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DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2021.1979455
Abstract: Whom we date and are intimate with is structured by race and racism. Recent research has focused on "personal preference" discourse and sexual stereotyping to highlight how and why race and racism affect online and… read more here.
Keywords: racial fetishization; men color; fetishization; racism ... See more keywords
"They Were Talking to an Idea They Had About Me": A Qualitative Analysis of Transgender Individuals' Experiences Using Dating Apps.
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DOI: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2176422
Abstract: Dating app use is common and has become particularly relevant for transgender and non-binary people seeking platonic, romantic, and sexual connections with others. In this qualitative study, 15 transgender and non-binary individuals (M = 22.67 years,… read more here.
Keywords: transgender; dating apps; non binary; analysis ... See more keywords
The strange case of dating apps at a gay resort: hyper-local and virtual-physical leisure
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DOI: 10.1108/tr-03-2017-0035
Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report novel information about the use of gay apps by the patrons of an exclusively gay resort in Queensland, Australia. This novel research environment facilitates an understanding of… read more here.
Keywords: gay apps; strange case; gay resort; gay ... See more keywords
Dating Apps Are Used for More Than Dating
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DOI: 10.1145/3492849
Abstract: Use and design of dating apps has evolved in recent years to accommodate other interaction goals beyond dating, prompting some researchers to now refer to these apps as people-nearby applications (PNAs). With this expansion of… read more here.
Keywords: apps used; face; interaction goals; dating apps ... See more keywords
XOXO or XX/XY? Gender Essentialism and Queer Exclusion on Dating Apps
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DOI: 10.1145/3711109
Abstract: In a world with shrinking queer spaces, dating apps serve as a useful way to find romantic or sexual partners, make friends, and develop connections in an often fragmented community. However, dating app structures may… read more here.
Keywords: gender essentialism; essentialism queer; dating apps; queer ... See more keywords
Romantic relationship initiation and escalation through mobile dating apps: Affordances, modality weaving, and paradoxical beliefs
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DOI: 10.1177/02654075241265064
Abstract: Like online dating sites, mobile dating applications are popular technologies for navigating the dating market, whether for seeking romantic relationships or sexual partners. The searching-matching-interacting (SMI) framework describes mate selection in the dating market and… read more here.
Keywords: mobile dating; relationship; dating apps; relationship initiation ... See more keywords
Dating Apps: The Uncertainty of Marketised Love
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DOI: 10.1177/17499755211051559
Abstract: Dating apps promise a ‘digital fix’ to the ‘messy’ matter of love by means of datafication and algorithmic matching, realising a platformisation of romance commonly understood through notions of a market’s rationality and efficiency. Reflecting… read more here.
Keywords: uncertainty; marketised love; sociology; dating apps ... See more keywords
What is the perfect match? Neoliberalism, dating apps and development of affectional bonds in middle age
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DOI: 10.1590/1982-0275202542e230037
Abstract: Abstract Objective The present study had the aim of understanding how the middle age range, in the context of interpersonal relationships based on neoliberalism, has used dating apps to create affectional and sexual bonds. Method… read more here.
Keywords: dating apps; perfect match; match neoliberalism; middle age ... See more keywords
High monkeypox vaccine acceptance among male users of smartphone-based online gay-dating apps in Europe, 30 July to 12 August 2022
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DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2022.27.42.2200757
Abstract: We assess monkeypox vaccination acceptance among male adults in the European Region. We conducted an online survey through two dating apps targeting men who have sex with men, from 30 July to 12 August 2022.… read more here.
Keywords: acceptance; july august; acceptance among; august 2022 ... See more keywords