Patrick M. Johnson is assistant professor and program coordinator for the Department of Communication at Indiana University Northwest.

Coming out Queer Online: Identity, Affect, and the Digital Closet addresses how difficult it can be for LGBT*Q+ people to come out online. Some may be scared of perceptions and how their family and loved ones may receive it.... [R]eaders will be able to see that there is representation with the LGBT*Q+ group and will be able to see how the digital age has helped change that for the better.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1 – Identity in the Digital AgeChapter 2 – Creating a Hegemonic LGBT*Q CultureChapter 3 – Testing the Waters: Coming out in a Hypermediated AgeChapter 4 – Let’s Get Political: The Importance of Political Speech in LGBT*Q MediaChapter 5 – A Safe Space Online? Discrimination, Persecution, & Self-PolicingChapter 6 – Conclusion: The More Things Change, The More They Remain the SameChapter 7 – Afterword: A “KINDR” Online Environment?

Patrick M. Johnson is assistant professor and program coordinator for the Department of Communication at Indiana University Northwest.

Coming out Queer Online: Identity, Affect, and the Digital Closet addresses how difficult it can be for LGBT*Q+ people to come out online. Some may be scared of perceptions and how their family and loved ones may receive it.... [R]eaders will be able to see that there is representation with the LGBT*Q+ group and will be able to see how the digital age has helped change that for the better.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1 – Identity in the Digital AgeChapter 2 – Creating a Hegemonic LGBT*Q CultureChapter 3 – Testing the Waters: Coming out in a Hypermediated AgeChapter 4 – Let’s Get Political: The Importance of Political Speech in LGBT*Q MediaChapter 5 – A Safe Space Online? Discrimination, Persecution, & Self-PolicingChapter 6 – Conclusion: The More Things Change, The More They Remain the SameChapter 7 – Afterword: A “KINDR” Online Environment?

Patrick M. Johnson is assistant professor and program coordinator for the Department of Communication at Indiana University Northwest.

Coming out Queer Online: Identity, Affect, and the Digital Closet addresses how difficult it can be for LGBT*Q+ people to come out online. Some may be scared of perceptions and how their family and loved ones may receive it.... [R]eaders will be able to see that there is representation with the LGBT*Q+ group and will be able to see how the digital age has helped change that for the better.

• Table of ContentsChapter 1 – Identity in the Digital AgeChapter 2 – Creating a Hegemonic LGBT*Q CultureChapter 3 – Testing the Waters: Coming out in a Hypermediated AgeChapter 4 – Let’s Get Political: The Importance of Political Speech in LGBT*Q MediaChapter 5 – A Safe Space Online? Discrimination, Persecution, & Self-PolicingChapter 6 – Conclusion: The More Things Change, The More They Remain the SameChapter 7 – Afterword: A “KINDR” Online Environment?