Project 2 POI & interviews & NOI

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1. Botao Hu (CS) Ian Macartney (CS) Megha Makam (neuro/music) botaohu@stanford.edu ianmac@stanford.edu makam@stanford.edu What’s up? {POV} partially closeted young LGBT people need non-sexual resources / role models / family understanding because taboo / expectations prevent cohesive family and social interactions CS 377D Designing Calm | Project 2 | What’s up?
2. {Interviews} “the only thing i wish for is more role models.” “i want more equality in media” “i just wanna feel like i belong—and not to some freak sideshow subculture.” The Biggest Stress is coming out. Stress is much bigger than being in closet. Had a list of things he wouldn't do/ say, if someone asked if he was gay, would find out why and stop doing that thing. After out, was much less stressful than before, but took a lot of energy. David Heather 8 interviewees Camy “Now LGBT structure seems to sexualized, not positive environment” “But it's a community defined by sex” “Hard to encounter opportunities (people) without formalized events/ mixers” CS 377D Designing Calm | Project 2 | What’s up? a graduate student at Berkeley Eliver Being “late” in the game, coming out as a gay male at 30 years old. Getting rejections from potential partners early on in his coming out process - each rejection was crushing his confidence that this was the right thing for him. a post-doc at Stanford
3. {NOI} - Most people come out alone, and are scared to look for help (but they could use it) - Existing resources are inaccessible to closeted individuals - Positive real life role models are comforting CS 377D Designing Calm | Project 2 | What’s up?
4. Demographics of LGBT: 4% of US population Isolation * Secrecy * Fear of rejection * Confrontation High Stress Low Stress * Community Outreach * Safe Space/Support * Motivation/Trigger * Peak of Stress * Social acceptance * People/culture/community change Community Small Group *Society/ Identity clash * Questioning Identity * Rejection * Momentum/positive Reinforcement CS 377D Designing Calm | Project 2 | What’s up?