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<p>Queer people often use technologies to manage the social risks of sexual visibility, but we know little about how these strategies vary across contexts. How do cultural and technological changes influence dating&#xa0;and risk management practices? Using interviews with 50 middle-aged gay men in Argentina and the US, we show how variation in dating platforms and the perceived risks of sexual visibility shaped&#xa0;intimate relationship practices across three historical moments. We identify three historical configurations—embodied risk (1970s–1990s), early digital secrecy (mid-1990s–2000s), and platformed hypervisibility (2010s–present)—to show how men translate older repertoires of discretion, surveillance, and stigma into new digital environments. Alongside the digitalization of intimate relationship practices, gay men became increasingly responsible for managing their sexual visibility. We argue that generationally situated analyses historically contextualize studies of dating, sexualities, and communication.</p>

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Generationally Mediated Dating: How Middle-Aged Gay Men Manage Changes in Technology and the Risks of Sexual Visibility Over Time

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    2026年7月7日

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  • Facundo Suenzo,
  • Sino Esthappan

摘要

Queer people often use technologies to manage the social risks of sexual visibility, but we know little about how these strategies vary across contexts. How do cultural and technological changes influence dating and risk management practices? Using interviews with 50 middle-aged gay men in Argentina and the US, we show how variation in dating platforms and the perceived risks of sexual visibility shaped intimate relationship practices across three historical moments. We identify three historical configurations—embodied risk (1970s–1990s), early digital secrecy (mid-1990s–2000s), and platformed hypervisibility (2010s–present)—to show how men translate older repertoires of discretion, surveillance, and stigma into new digital environments. Alongside the digitalization of intimate relationship practices, gay men became increasingly responsible for managing their sexual visibility. We argue that generationally situated analyses historically contextualize studies of dating, sexualities, and communication.