Abstract
In the context of existing and persistent discrimination against
trans-community, Tik Tok has become a platform for establishing
social ties and sharing of personal life events for the individuals
living on the margin of the society. Tik Tok is currently the most
prevalent short video app on Google Play Store and is one of the
most popular social media platforms among the youth, especially
teenagers, all over the world. The theoretical framework
providing the initial guidance for this paper is found in
intersectionality framework which provides an understanding of
how aspects of a person’s social and political identities (including
race, gender, class, sexual abilities, socio-economic status) can be
combined to create unique modes of discrimination. This
qualitative research, examines the experiences of Trans-musers
(transgender and transsexual using Tik Tok for creating videos)
through five in-depth structured interviews. The study explores
the utilities and affordances of Tik Tok and how Tik Tok has
proved to be a platform for connectedness, self-recognition and
social acceptability of Trans-musers. However, not all the transmusers get enough monetary benefits out of this app
Sabahat Afsheen, Shaheer Ahmed. (2021) Role of Tik Tok in Social Acceptability and Improved Socio-Economic Status (SES) of Transgender and Trans-sexual in Pakistan, Journal of Media Studies, Volume-36, Issue-1.
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