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Tumblr's tag system has particular significance for nonbinary users-- it not only allows them to affirm their identities through self-labeling (such as by tagging a selfie as #agender), but to connect with users who share their identities, including uncommon identities (since users create their own tags).<ref name=":0" /> | Tumblr's tag system has particular significance for nonbinary users-- it not only allows them to affirm their identities through self-labeling (such as by tagging a selfie as #agender), but to connect with users who share their identities, including uncommon identities (since users create their own tags).<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Many LGBTQ young people use Tumblr as a source of information about gender and sexuality.<ref>Robards, Brady, et al. "Tumblr as a Space of Learning, Connecting, and Identity Formation for LGBTIQ+ Young People". ''a tumblr bookː platform and cultures'', edited by Allison McCracken et al., Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2020. http://muse.jhu.edu/pub/166/edited_volume/chapter/3021334</ref> Researcher [[Genny Beemyn]] found that more than two thirds of the nonbinary college students they interviewed had used the Internet to learn about gender identity. Among those who mentioned a specific online source, 79 percent named Tumblr.<ref>Beemyn, Genny. "Get Over the Binaryː The Experience of Nonbinary Trans College Students". In ''Trans People in Higher Education'', edited by Genny Beemyn. Albany, New York, State University of New York Press. 2019.</ref> | Many LGBTQ young people use Tumblr as a source of information about gender and sexuality.<ref name=":1">Robards, Brady, et al. "Tumblr as a Space of Learning, Connecting, and Identity Formation for LGBTIQ+ Young People". ''a tumblr bookː platform and cultures'', edited by Allison McCracken et al., Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2020. http://muse.jhu.edu/pub/166/edited_volume/chapter/3021334</ref> Researcher [[Genny Beemyn]] found that more than two thirds of the nonbinary college students they interviewed had used the Internet to learn about gender identity. Among those who mentioned a specific online source, 79 percent named Tumblr.<ref>Beemyn, Genny. "Get Over the Binaryː The Experience of Nonbinary Trans College Students". In ''Trans People in Higher Education'', edited by Genny Beemyn. Albany, New York, State University of New York Press. 2019.</ref> | ||
Researcher Abigail Oakley suggests that Tumblr gained popularity among non-binary users because it affords them anonymity and the ability to portray themselves in ways that diverge from their everyday personas.<ref name=":0">Oakley, Abigail, and Dame-Griff, Avery. "A Conversation about Gender/Sexual Variant and Transgender Labeling and Networking on Tumblr". Featured in ''a tumblr bookː platform and cultures.'' Edited by Allison McCracken et al. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press. October 2020.</ref> For example, a non-binary person may choose to remain closeted in their offline life and go by a different name and pronouns on Tumblr. | Researcher Abigail Oakley suggests that Tumblr gained popularity among non-binary users because it affords them anonymity and the ability to portray themselves in ways that diverge from their everyday personas.<ref name=":0">Oakley, Abigail, and Dame-Griff, Avery. "A Conversation about Gender/Sexual Variant and Transgender Labeling and Networking on Tumblr". Featured in ''a tumblr bookː platform and cultures.'' Edited by Allison McCracken et al. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press. October 2020.</ref> For example, a non-binary person may choose to remain closeted in their offline life and go by a different name and pronouns on Tumblr. | ||
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Tumblr continues to play a role in many people's processes of coming to understand themselves as under the nonbinary umbrella. | Tumblr continues to play a role in many people's processes of coming to understand themselves as under the nonbinary umbrella, as well as a role in LGBTQ identity formation more broadly.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
Tumblr user strugglingtobeheard, for example, noted that Tumblr was her first source of information about gender outside the binary and that she resonated with a lot of Black user's accounts of their gender experiences.<ref>Strugglingtobeheard. "Developing a Black Genderfluid Feminist Critique via Tumblr". Featured in ''a tumblr bookː platform and cultures.'' Edited by Allison McCracken et al. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press. October 2020.</ref> She now identifies as genderfluid. | Tumblr user strugglingtobeheard, for example, noted that Tumblr was her first source of information about gender outside the binary and that she resonated with a lot of Black user's accounts of their gender experiences.<ref>Strugglingtobeheard. "Developing a Black Genderfluid Feminist Critique via Tumblr". Featured in ''a tumblr bookː platform and cultures.'' Edited by Allison McCracken et al. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press. October 2020.</ref> She now identifies as genderfluid. | ||