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Mores for Gays video blog (Ep. 13): Behaving socially on social networking sites
Myspace can tell you how to friend request someone but as to who you should friend request, well ... you're on your own. Are there guidelines for social behavior on all of these social networking sites? Daniel gets to the bottom of it in this episode, as well as dropping a shameless plug for his stand-up comedy special, Laughing Matters...Next Gen, premiering tonight at 8pm on LOGO!
Check out Mores for Gays Episode 13 after the break! Submitted by on Tue, 2008-09-09 11:31. Technology opens some doors, closes others for gay college students
While Facebook has been a powerful social networking tool for LGBT students, the darker side is that it also can facilitate discrimination. Gay students are finding that they are being rejected as roommates more often, presumably because they disclosed their sexual orientation on Facebook.
Parents are more likely to request a new roommate for their child based on the roommate's Facebook profile. Worries about partying and substance abuse was parents' top concern, usually based on pictures from the profile. However, race, religion and sexual orientation were cited among the most common reasons for a request. Some schools said that they don't grant these early requests. Representatives from the University of Chicago and Syracuse University, for example, have policies that put off roommate changes until after the school year has begun and the students have had a chance to get to know each other.
How Do I Say This? is an interactive web series was produced by students at UCLA on a community-based advice site where students helped each other talk through difficult revelations. The first season of the cable show, titled How Do I Say This?: I'm Gay, makes its TV debut in October, combining comments from the site, user-submitted video and some new production elements. Submitted by on Thu, 2007-08-30 11:50. |
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