男同志交友app之親密關係研究：困境.經驗.尋找對象

本研究探究使用男同志交友app的使用者，在尋找親密關係的對象、發展親密關係的困難，以及親密關係中產生何者困境。以質性研究作為研究面向，而根據本研究的研究目的在於暸解與描繪男同志交友app的使用者在親密關係發展所遭遇的困境，以及背後的社會結構與脈絡，透過半結構式深度訪談法可以進行描繪男同志交友app親密關係的本質與其中情感因素。研究發現：一、男同志交友app與其他交友途徑相比，可避免與異性戀競爭公共空間的展演情慾的權力，使男同志的情慾展演更加私密化與個人化。二、男同志交友app尋找親密關係對象的條件以圖像與文字訊息為主要篩選交友的方式，導致交友商品化的現象。三、男同志交友app發展親密關係的困境，包含「詐騙金錢」、「盜用他人照片」、「功能與介面不好用」，以及「使用男同志交友app的被污名化與同性戀恐懼」，其中被污名化與同性戀恐懼，會導致使用者害怕受到旁人不友善的眼神及言語，甚至面臨歧視或霸凌。

關鍵字

男同志；男同志交友app ；男同志親密關係

並列摘要

This study explores the difficulties of finding intimacy partners, developing intimacy, and what difficulties arise in intimacy among gay dating app users. Taking qualitative research as the research orientation, the purpose of this research is to understand and describe the difficulties encountered by gay dating app users in the development of intimacy, as well as the social structure and context behind them, through semi-structured in-depth interviews. It can be done to describe the nature and emotional aspects of intimacy in gay dating apps. The content analysis and the thematic analysis have several significant findings. 1. Compared with other ways of making friends, gay dating apps can avoid competing with heterosexuals for the right to Performing Sexuality in public spaces, making gay performances more private and personal. 2. The conditions for gay dating apps to find intimate relationship objects. Images and text messages are the main way to screen friends, which leads to the phenomenon of commercialization of dating. 3. The dilemma of developing intimate relationships with gay dating apps, including "money fraud", "theft of other people's photos", "unusable features and interfaces", and "stigmatization and homophobia of using gay dating apps", Among them, stigma and homophobia will cause users to fear unfriendly eyes and words from others, and even discrimination or bullying.