Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Subject Area(s)
Information Practices
Abstract
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.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Publication Info
Postprint version. Published in Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 57, Issue 1, 2020.
APA Citation
Kitzie, V. L., Wagner, T. L., & Vera, A. N. (2020). “When someone sees me, I am nothing of the norm”: Examining the discursive role power plays in shaping LGBTQ+ health information practices. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 57(1), e305. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.305
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Health Sciences and Medical Librarianship Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Women's Studies Commons