Digital (in)security: safety for queer people of colour in a digitalised world

Research about queer people, people of colour, and digital safety has been done separately, but little attention has been paid to the overlap between the three. Using intersectionality as a lens, it follows that queer people of colour are subject to their own context when it comes to digital safety, which makes it a worthwhile research area. The aim of this thesis is to explore the experiences of queer people of colour around digital safety. Conclusion: queer people of colour are targeted online due to their identities, and they often do not have the resources or time to become experts in digital security. Technical systems are rarely designed with them in mind, so they also experience lack of safety due to oversight. Despite this, they use the tools they have at their disposal to stay as safe as possible. This topic deserves further study since this is only initial exploratory research. A possible direct continuation of the research done in this thesis would be setting up a digital security clinic targeted at queer people of colour.