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Understanding the current backlash against LGBTIQ+ rights through the lens of heteroactivism: A case study of the International Organization for the Family’s transnational norm diffusion on Twitter

Cecilia Strand

Cecilia Strand

Department of Informatics & Media, Uppsala UniversitySweden
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Åsa Eriksson

Åsa Eriksson

Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Stockholm UniversitySweden
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Jakob Svensson

Jakob Svensson

Department of Computer Science & Media Technology, Malmö UniversitySweden
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Sep 02, 2024
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Published Online: Sep 02, 2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/njms-2024-0011
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News statement from iFamNews shared on profam.org and Twitter
News statement from iFamNews shared on profam.org and Twitter

FIGURE 2

Distribution of the tonality of IOF tweets, 2021 Comments: n = 94.
Distribution of the tonality of IOF tweets, 2021 Comments: n = 94.

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Screenshot of a repeat tweet welcoming anti-gender news
Screenshot of a repeat tweet welcoming anti-gender news

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Tonality of news items mentioning the LGBTIQ+ community, 2021
Tonality of news items mentioning the LGBTIQ+ community, 2021

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Tonality of tweets posted, 2022Comments: n = 40
Tonality of tweets posted, 2022Comments: n = 40
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