By Emilia R. Marcyk Scholarship and academic news that addresses LGBTQ identities and concerns, of interest to librarians and information professionals Publications DeNardis, Laura, and Andrea M. Hackl. “Internet Control Points as LGBT Rights Mediation.” Information, Communication & Society6 (2016): 753-770. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2016.1153123 How does the structure and governance of the internet help or hinder […]
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Current Scholarship Roundup: Youtube, Story Time, WSQ Call for Papers
By Emilia R. Marcyk Scholarship and academic news that addresses LGBTQ identities and concerns, of interest to librarians and information professionals Publications Green, Michael, Ania Bobrowicz, and Chee Siang Ang. “The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Transgender Community Online: Discussions of Bullying and Self-Disclosure in Youtube Videos.” Behaviour & Information Technology 34.7 (2015): 704-712. How and […]
Study finds doctors likely to be biased against LGBT people
By John Mack Freeman A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that many healthcare providers harbor internal biases towards their LGBT patients. The study found that an implicit preference for heterosexual patients was pervasive among heterosexual healthcare providers. Via Advocate.com: The researchers looked at results from the Implicit Association Test […]