Abstract
This final chapter explores the impact of the internet on queer spaces in Southwest Virginia. The narrative includes a history of how LGBTQ people in Southwest Virginia have used the internet since 1990s to find each other and build community, including the impacts of the Internet on queer sexual practices. The author explores two key initiatives of the History Project that have sought to reground young people in their material culture, including the Roanoke LGBT Memorial Library, and the project’s Arts Initiative, which has included public art, sculpture, zines, poetry, and spoken word performances. The author begins the chapter exploring her own sexual awakening online as a teenager in the 1990s, and how the Internet shaped her discovery of queer pornography. The narrative also explores the digital divide within LGBTQ communities.
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