Essays about: "gay media"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words gay media.

  1. 1. Mitigating Unintended Bias in Toxic Comment Detection using Entropy-based Attention Regularization

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Fabio Camerota; [2023]
    Keywords : XLNet; BERT; Toxic Comment Classification; Entropy-based Attention Regularization; XLNet; BERT; Toxisk Kommentar Klassificering; Entropibaserad uppmärksamhetsreglering;

    Abstract : The proliferation of hate speech is a growing challenge for social media platforms, as toxic online comments can have dangerous consequences also in real life. There is a need for tools that can automatically and reliably detect hateful comments, and deep learning models have proven effective in solving this issue. READ MORE

  3. 2. Won’t Somebody Think of the (Queer) Children?! : Changing Representations of and Media Reactions to Same-Sex Attraction and Queer Relationships in British Teen Television, 1994 and 2019

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Louise Hallman; [2023]
    Keywords : Queer studies; TV studies; LGBTQ ; media representation; media reaction;

    Abstract : This thesis draws on queer theory, media representation, intersectionality and news values to conduct a combined queerfeminist visual and critical discourse analysis examining how representation of same-sex attraction and queer relationships in British teen television—and the media’s reaction to them—has changed between 1994 and 2019.  The queerfeminist visual analysis compares two scenes featuring same-sex attraction between male teenagers in two TV shows: Byker Grove (1989-2006), which featured a chaste but angrily rejected kiss in 1994 and Sex Education (2019-2023), which featured an unseen but implicitly enjoyed blow job in 2019. READ MORE

  4. 3. Building intimate relations : queer male fan engagement with representation in the camp podcast 'My Dad Wrote a Porno'

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Lucas Leão Silva de Aquino Alves; [2023]
    Keywords : fan engagement; media representation; queer male representation; gay media representation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the unique queer male engagement with the podcast My Dad Wrote a Porno and its source material, the erotic novella Belinda Blinked. While gay or bisexual males are never present in the fictional story in the book series, queer male fans are amongst the most outspoken in online communities dedicated to the show. READ MORE

  5. 4. Marriage Equality and Trans Rights advocacy on TikTok : A qualitative content analysis of an emerging social media platform

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jonas Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : trans; lgbtq; lgbt; gay; tiktok; marriage equality; trans rights;

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  6. 5. From Kink and Fetish to BIPOC and Trans: The Diversification of a Multi-Generational Nonprofit

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Cara Warren; [2023]
    Keywords : BIPOC; Trans; LGBT ; Intersectionality; Diversity; Non-profits; Organizations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Diversity, equity, and inclusion have become an important part of justice work in today’s society. Nevertheless, many non-profits still fail to diversify. While previous research has examined methods for an organization to successfully diversify, there has been a distinct lack of research on how these methods play out in an intersectional manner. READ MORE