Trajectories of digital appropriation for social mobilization in LGBT activists

Abstract

This investigation aims to analyze how LGBT collectives incorporate digital technologies for social mobilization. The movement in Mexico has a trajectory since the seventies and its social slogans have focused on denouncing cases of discrimination and violence derived from having a sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity different from the heterosexual norm. The theoretical perspective of digital appropriation was used to analyze the digital practices of activists. The methodology used was qualitative and nine semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with activists to observe how their life in social mobilization is linked to the incorporation of digital technologies.