Gay Immigrants and Grindr: Revitalizing Queer Urban Spaces?

Andrew DJ Shield

Gay Immigrants and Grindr: Revitalizing Queer Urban Spaces?

Andrew DJ Shield

Department of Communication and Arts

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Abstract

In this (open-access) essay, I assess the idea that Grindr and related apps render urban gay spaces obsolete, and offer three counter-arguments based on my research with immigrants and tourists who use Grindr. In short: newcomers who use Grindr might actually bring new life to queer urban spaces, because...
1. Newcomers don’t use Grindr in the same way they use (physical) queer spaces;
2. Newcomers use Grindr *in* queer spaces; and
3. Newcomers often have better luck finding sex offline.

The essay is part of the "Spotlight on Disruptive Urban Technologies" by the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research.

Original language	English
Publication date	2018
Publisher	Wiley
Edition	"Spotlight On Disruptive Urban Technologies"
Publication status	Published - 2018

Series	International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
ISSN	0309-1317

Bibliographical note

Important note from the publisher: “This is an open access essay under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.”

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Disruptive Technologies 4 ShieldFinal published version, 691 KBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND

http://www.ijurr.org/spotlight-on-overview/disruptive-technologies/revitalizing-queer-urban-spaces/

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