The effect of social media and social media phenomena on homophobia

Homosexual people are faced with discrimination and prejudice in society. In order to define such negative behaviors and attitudes, the researchers put forward the theory of homophobia. Homophobia has become an important issue that is of interest in all areas of society and that needs to be studied on the side of various disciplines. In particular, it is seen that the number of studies conducted in our country has increased a lot in recent years. However, research is carried out by various disciplines. The method and sample vary widely in terms of measurement tools and analysis type. Therefore, this research reveals the necessity of doing "The Effect of Social Media and Social Media Phenomena on Homophobia", which has not been done in the literature. This study investigated whether social media users between the ages of 18-35 have an effect on their homophobic attitudes by looking at the relationship between following social media phenomena and these users. In this study, the scales of "Demographic Findings, Homosexuality Attitude Scale (ETS), and Hudson and Ricketts Homophobia Scale (HRRS)" were used. Demographic findings scale consists of 28 questions, ETS scale consists of 56 questions and HRHÖ scale consists of 24 questions. These questions were directed to the participants and it was aimed to investigate the effects of social media phenomena on homophobia according to various hypotheses. As a result of the research, the effect of social media users on homophobia was found to be positive.