Midlife Sapphic Revelation in the Digital Age

This book documents the lived experiences of women and nonbinary people who came out as queer in middle age, often after long heterosexual marriages. Using a survey and in-depth interviews, it documents the experiences of way-later-in-life sapphics as they come out, navigate dating apps, and join LGBTQIA+ communities on social media. The author complements this analysis by exploring their own experience coming out as queer and nonbinary in my 50s after a 22-year relationship with their ex-husband. They explore the role digital mediasocial media, online communities, and dating appsplayed in supporting and complicating the process of self-discovery and coming out. This volume stands as a subversive statementWe're here, we're queer, get used to itagainst the threats on LGBTQIA+ rights in the United States.

Explores the intersection of digital media and queerness in contemporary society Includes interviews with 'way-later-in-life' sapphics about their participation in online communities Documents the lived experience of a unique subset of the queer community

Autorentext

Gina M. Masullo(Ph.D., Syracuse University) is Associate Director of the Center for Media Engagement and an Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Media, both at The University of Texas at Austin, USA. They are the author of Online Incivility and Public Debate: Nasty Talk and The New Town Hall: Why People Engage Personally with Politicians.

Inhalt

Chapter 01: Introduction: Coming out Way Later in Life.- Chapter 02: Digital Media and Coming Out.- Chapter 03: Google, Am I Gay?.- Chapter 04: Wow, I'm Not The Only One.- Chapter 05: Guess What! I'm Queer.- Chapter 06: Dating and Finding Togetherness.- Chapter 07: Do I Look Gay Enough?.- Chapter 08: Intersecting Identities.- Chapter 09: Conclusion.