The Impact of Social Media on Chinese Youth Identity and LGBTQ+ Social Perception

Feng Yuan

doi:10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252707.20250902

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The Impact of Social Media on Chinese Youth Identity and LGBTQ+ Social Perception
The Impact of Social Media on Chinese Youth Identity and LGBTQ+ Social Perception
Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Vol. 9, Issue 2, Pages: 37-41(2025)
Published：23 April 2025
DOI：10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252707.20250902
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Feng Yuan.The Impact of Social Media on Chinese Youth Identity and LGBTQ+ Social Perception[J].Creativity and Innovation,2025,09(02):37-41.
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Feng Yuan.The Impact of Social Media on Chinese Youth Identity and LGBTQ+ Social Perception[J].Creativity and Innovation,2025,09(02):37-41. DOI： 10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252707.20250902.

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Abstract

With the rapid advancement of information technology

social media has become a crucial platform for shaping youth identity in China

particularly in terms of gender and sexual identity. This literature review explores how emerging social media platforms

especially some newly development platforms such as TikTok

Douyin

Kuaishou

and Xiaohongshu

influence Chinese youth's understanding of their identities and shape the social perception and visibility of the LGBTQ+ community. These platforms not only provide LGBTQ+ individuals with a space for self-expression and community building but also significantly impact youth perceptions of diverse gender and sexual identities through recommendation algorithms

information flow mechanisms

and regulatory policies. This study aims to systematically examine the influence of social media on youth identity formation and LGBTQ+ social perception while analyzing how platforms balance increased LGBTQ+ community visibility with censorship

commercialization

and societal values. And this review consider that future research should focus on optimizing social media algorithms to ensure fair promotion of LGBTQ+ content while preventing the reinforcement of identity stereotypes and the entertainment-driven trivialization of LGBTQ+ topics.

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