Autopercepción de usuarios frecuentes de la aplicación Grindr

Abstract

The present research aims to know the experiences that build the self-perception of four frequent users of the Grindr application in the city of Cali. To achieve this objective, it was carried out from the field of social psychology and the qualitative methodological approach; where information was collected through a semi-structured interview and also directly from Grindr profiles; application (App) to establish contact between men. The results obtained are based on the experiences that the users of the application obtain and how the image, the assessment and the concept of oneself are permeated by the constant use of Grindr. Finally, through the comparison of these interviews, it is investigated how the phenomenon of the rejection of femininity in homosexual men mostly occurs in a transversal way, because machismo is latent within this community by not complying with the stereotype of masculinity that they establish themselves