LGBTQ+ experience online

The research of LGBTQ+ experiences online examines the diverse ways in which individuals within the LGBTQ+ community navigate and interact with digital spaces, addressing issues of representation, identity expression, community-building and the challenges and opportunities presented by online platforms.

Quoted by LGBTQ Nation. Assistant professor Oliver Haimson. The trans tech industry is moving fast. But will transphobia stifle creativity?

Haimson: Trans Technologies are facing real world threats, stifling creativity

05/21/2025

As threats to trans rights intensify, UMSI assistant professor Oliver Haimson reflects on his new book about how trans communities use tech for survival, and the dangers they’re facing now for LGBTQ Nation.

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Kathryn Brewster

Research Fellow, School of Information and Lecturer I in Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

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Oliver Haimson

Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information and Assistant Professor of Digital Studies Institute, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

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