![]() ![]() Read more: How a dance party became a safe space for queer Asians in New York The agile space that is the internet has proven that evolution can happen in a short span of time, with Twitter being a case in point. ![]() Which is why Twitter has moved from being the celebrity-centric social networking mechanism that it was to the cultural phenomenon that it is now-rife with images of male bodies in promiscuous poses and men in uniforms wearing, well, only half their uniforms. Enter a Twitter phenomenon called the alterverse. The ones who move merchandise off the shelves, who move restaurateurs to study minimalist interiors and subdued lighting, whose online discussions on politics, norms and culture have been dictating social trends. In the economics of sexual orientation-a relatively new discipline-the contemporary is affected by society’s cultural gatekeepers: the people dubbed tastemakers. It might be cliché to quote “Sex and the City’s” Samantha Jones when writing about a cultural shift in digital identities, but who else can comment on pop culture better than she can: “First come the gays, then the girls, then the industry!” Though this could be more politically correct, she may be onto something.
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