Internet, Tolerance Spark Change in Urban Gay Communities - Academic Health Ce... - The Diigo Meta page

• 22 Jul 08
  

  Tara McGowan

  New Study at University of Minnesota finds that Internet is changing urban gay communities, making them quieter because of online dating, etc.

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  • Societal oppression, lack of rights, and the HIV epidemic were powerful reasons why gay men came together as a community in inner cities, which eventually became gay-identified neighborhoods, Rosser said.
  • istorically gay neighborhoods appear to be disappearing, driven by high real estate prices, young gay people remaining in the suburbs, and greater integration of heterosexuals into inner cities. Achievement of civil rights also appears to play a role; young people in cities where they have equal rights may simply not feel the same need for community. Rosser noted that the changes are consistent with theories of social assimilation.
  • n another study, Rosser has led a group of investigators to develop one of the world’s first online HIV risk reduction interventions, called “SexPulse.” A randomized controlled trial testing the effects of “SexPulse,” currently in progress, will be completed later this year.

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