Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
5-15-2015
Publication Title
ICTD: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development
Volume
May 2015
First Page
1
Last Page
4
Abstract
This note reports on the use of ICTs by a small nonprofit organization that serves LGBT youth. Our work centers on a reflective evaluation of the use of online communities for LGBT community through qualitative interviews with the organization. Perceived issues around ICT use in the organization were shaped by the blurred lines between professional and personal interactions online, the small size of the community and ubiquity of social media use, and ambivalence of members toward online communication. The project models one way for researchers in ICT4D to work within communities to develop an understanding of self-identified issues in vulnerable populations.
Recommended Citation
Champagne, Ryan; Guerra, Julio; Tsai, Chun-Hua; Monahan, Jocelyn; and Farzan, Rosta, "Fuzziness in LGBT non-profit ICT use" (2015). Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Publications. 150.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/isqafacpub/150
Comments
© {Authors | ACM} {2015}. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in {Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development }, https://doi.org/10.1145/2737856.2737893