Antoine Badaoui is a leading qualitative researcher with a focus on non-profit organisations, social media strategies, and LGBTQI advocacy. He is an expert on LGBTQI social media affordances in Lebanon and is a strong advocate of inclusion and social justice. Badaoui is Associate Researcher with the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (NEOM) at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) in Brazil and a Research Associate at the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy at University of Leicester in the UK.

• Introduction: Resisting through Research Chapter 1. Visibility in the Social Media Videos: Shaping Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Activism Chapter 2. Navigating (In)Visibility: Exploring the Organisations’ Digital Strategies Chapter 3. ‘I am just a Private Person’ – Carl, 19: Seen and Unseen - Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Online Presence Chapter 4. Association in the Social Media Videos: Fostering Connections and Spreading Knowledge Chapter 5. Casting a Wider Net: How the Organisations Advance Activism and Knowledge Sharing Chapter 6. ‘I Searched for the Account [on Instagram] and Followed Him’ – Bilal, 22: Building Bridges - Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Connecting to People and Information Chapter 7. Organisational Strategies for Change: Normalising, Engaging and Listening Chapter 8. ‘When I Saw Them Posting Online, I had More Courage to Post Things’ – Hana, 19: From the Ground Up: The Organisations’ Strategies in the Eyes of their Target Population Conclusion: Where the Dots Connect

Antoine Badaoui is a leading qualitative researcher with a focus on non-profit organisations, social media strategies, and LGBTQI advocacy. He is an expert on LGBTQI social media affordances in Lebanon and is a strong advocate of inclusion and social justice. Badaoui is Associate Researcher with the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (NEOM) at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) in Brazil and a Research Associate at the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy at University of Leicester in the UK.

• Introduction: Resisting through Research Chapter 1. Visibility in the Social Media Videos: Shaping Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Activism Chapter 2. Navigating (In)Visibility: Exploring the Organisations’ Digital Strategies Chapter 3. ‘I am just a Private Person’ – Carl, 19: Seen and Unseen - Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Online Presence Chapter 4. Association in the Social Media Videos: Fostering Connections and Spreading Knowledge Chapter 5. Casting a Wider Net: How the Organisations Advance Activism and Knowledge Sharing Chapter 6. ‘I Searched for the Account [on Instagram] and Followed Him’ – Bilal, 22: Building Bridges - Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Connecting to People and Information Chapter 7. Organisational Strategies for Change: Normalising, Engaging and Listening Chapter 8. ‘When I Saw Them Posting Online, I had More Courage to Post Things’ – Hana, 19: From the Ground Up: The Organisations’ Strategies in the Eyes of their Target Population Conclusion: Where the Dots Connect

Antoine Badaoui is a leading qualitative researcher with a focus on non-profit organisations, social media strategies, and LGBTQI advocacy. He is an expert on LGBTQI social media affordances in Lebanon and is a strong advocate of inclusion and social justice. Badaoui is Associate Researcher with the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (NEOM) at the Federal Fluminense University (UFF) in Brazil and a Research Associate at the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy at University of Leicester in the UK.

• Introduction: Resisting through Research Chapter 1. Visibility in the Social Media Videos: Shaping Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Activism Chapter 2. Navigating (In)Visibility: Exploring the Organisations’ Digital Strategies Chapter 3. ‘I am just a Private Person’ – Carl, 19: Seen and Unseen - Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Online Presence Chapter 4. Association in the Social Media Videos: Fostering Connections and Spreading Knowledge Chapter 5. Casting a Wider Net: How the Organisations Advance Activism and Knowledge Sharing Chapter 6. ‘I Searched for the Account [on Instagram] and Followed Him’ – Bilal, 22: Building Bridges - Mujtamaʿ al-mīm/ʿayn Connecting to People and Information Chapter 7. Organisational Strategies for Change: Normalising, Engaging and Listening Chapter 8. ‘When I Saw Them Posting Online, I had More Courage to Post Things’ – Hana, 19: From the Ground Up: The Organisations’ Strategies in the Eyes of their Target Population Conclusion: Where the Dots Connect