Abstract
The media represent, however representations can be wrong and misleading. This injustice is underwent by gay individuals who the Internet helps find confidence and built their gender identity. An consequence, their need to be understood and accepted as who they truly are lead some of them to eventually come out as gay via coming-out videos on YouTube. And it is interesting to see how this trending practice is seen as a nowadays solution one's need of coming out. We will be, in this essay, discussing about: first, how the media create misconception of the people and what impact this has on the people. We will be focusing our research on gay male individuals and exemplifying our remarks referencing to renowned gay male YouTuber.
The substance of this essay will find ground in various researches by knowledgeable researchers mentioned hereinafter whose studies relate to identity and stereotypes as depicted in the media, complemented by research on the coming-out process and its relation to YouTube. Other material such as the online Oxford Dictionary, social networks (Twitter and Youtube) and the It Gets Better's website will help us exemplify the theories exposed.
