| 英文摘要 |
In this study, we adopt semi-structured interviews to understand the platform labor and viewing experiences associated with live streaming on Lespark. We analyze how live streaming constructs a sense of intimacy within the Taiwanese lesbian community while being subject to platform regulations and homonormativity. The results indicate that Lespark live streaming is characterized as aspirational labor based on gender culture, intimacy, and platform governance within the live streaming community. By exchanging communal emotions for income or by revealing their daily lives and creating chemistry with viewers, live streamers self-brand as potential daters. However, the femininity commonly displayed in such self-branding labor also exposes them to risks of sexual harassment and extended work hours. This study addresses the lack of research on lesbian mobile dating in gender studies and technology-mediated intimacy in Taiwan, providing insights into social media and the live-streaming industry within communication and media studies. |
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