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“When someone sees me, I am nothing of the norm”: Examining the discursive role power plays in shaping LGBTQ + health information practices
Author(s) -
Kitzie Vanessa L.,
Wagner Travis L.,
Vera A. Nick
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
proceedings of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2373-9231
DOI - 10.1002/pra2.305
Subject(s) - mainstream , nothing , norm (philosophy) , power (physics) , sociology , construct (python library) , information flow , public relations , social psychology , psychology , political science , epistemology , computer science , law , philosophy , quantum mechanics , linguistics , programming language , physics
This paper examines how discursive power shapes LGBTQ+ community health information practices. Informed by analysis of 10 information world maps drawn by SC LGBTQ+ community leaders, our findings indicate that while community can be a valuable construct to reject mainstream discourses of regulation and correction, it inevitably is fraught and not representative of all LGBTQ+ individuals. Findings can inform strategies for community leaders to facilitate more equitable information flow among members by identifying key structural elements impeding this flow at the community level.