“They’re the modern-day gay bar”: Exploring the uses and gratifications of social networks for men who have sex with men

Queer identity online: Informal learning and teaching experiences of LGBTQ individuals on social media

“…Social media are also useful for relationship processes, including identifying romantic and sexual partners (Gudelunas, 2012;Miller, 2015), establishing social capital (Drushel, 2010), and receiving social support (Baams, Jonas, Utz, Bos, & Van Der Vuurst, 2011). At this stage, however, limited research has specifically focused on the variety of LGBTQ individuals' learning experiences via social media.…”

The Role of Gay Identity Confusion and Outness in Sex-Seeking on Mobile Dating Apps Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Conditional Process Analysis

“…Communication scholars, while identifying various motives of using mobile dating apps by MSM, found that sex-seeking is a major motive (Gudelunas, 2012;Miller, 2015). Public health researchers are interested in the prevalence of meeting casual sex partners through these apps and Downloaded by [University of Lethbridge] at 11:58 22 June 2016…”

“…18) that parallels the gay village, where gay men use symbols to communicate their sexuality to others. Known as "modern-day gay bars" (Miller, 2015) or "hook-up apps" (Wortham, 2013), mobile dating apps are extremely popular among MSM. For example, Grindr has more than five million active monthly users and is available in 192 countries (Grindr turns five!…”

Second Life adoption in education: A motivational model based on Uses and Gratifications theory

“…According to Miller (2015), there are two types of gratifications: sought and obtained. Although no studies have been identified applying the Uses and Gratification theory to Second Life, it has been used frequently in the field of social media.…”