Coming out in the age of the Internet: Identity "demarginalization" through virtual group participation.

Abstract

Internet newsgroups allow individuals to interact with others in a relatively anonymous fashion and thereby provide individuals with concealable stigmatized identities a place to belong not otherwise available. Thus, membership in these groups should become an important part of identity. Study 1 fou

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