Just Having a Laugh? Men, Masculinities and Digital Culture

Just Having a Laugh? Men, Masculinities and Digital Culture

This post comes out of, and owes a debt to, the recent DigCult symposium I was invited to speak at in Brisbane, Australia. The focus of the…

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Grindr relents to backlash – but does it really respect its users?

Grindr relents to backlash – but does it really respect its users?

Grindr relents to backlash – but does it really respect its users? By Sharif Mowlabocus, University of Sussex The world’s most popular gay social networking…

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Homonormativity gets a musical makeover

Homonormativity gets a musical makeover

  A quick blog post in response to the video (below) that has been produced by the UN’s Free & Equal campaign, a campaign that…

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Transmediale 2014 afterglow -- Geographies of Sexualities

Transmediale 2014 afterglow — Geographies of Sexualities

In Febraury 2014, I participated in the Berlin Transmediale, ‘Afterglow’. The event featured a stream on pornography and included the likes of Feona Attwood, Susanna…

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Even the innocent should worry about sex offender apps

Even the innocent should worry about sex offender apps

  The average citizen may not feel that they have anything to fear from the rise of apps that promise to identify sex offenders in…

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Using digital media for community HIV outreach work - new report

Using digital media for community HIV outreach work – new report

I’ve been working on a project with Terrence Higgins Trust for the past seven months. Today we had our final presentation and workshop and the…

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I don't want to be the 'new normal' - and you shouldn't be asking me to be.

I don’t want to be the ‘new normal’ – and you shouldn’t be asking me to be.

This is a brief post. To be honest I questioned whether I needed to write this. So many people have created a ‘backlash’ to the…

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In the age of Grindr, HIV support needs to get online

In the age of Grindr, HIV support needs to get online

I recently wrote an article for The Conversation. I wish I knew how to embed it here but right now I am failing at technology!…

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Social Porn? Is it anything new???

Social Porn? Is it anything new???

**This is a post about pornography – guess what – the links are NSFW** Yesterday I was interviewed by a very nice journalist working for…

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