Abstract
The Internet has changed the way people manage information and, to some extent, the way people manage their identities. Using data from a New Zealand study, this article examines the use of the Internet for constructing lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) communities (reaching out) and the extent to which LGB people use the Internet to facilitate sexual contact (hooking up). A small but stable number of New Zealand-born respondents used the Internet for first and continuing contact with LGB communities. Asian-born immigrants were more likely to use the Internet for both primary and continuing contact with LGB communities. Internet use for hooking up differed by sex. Men were the highest users of the Internetfor hooking up, regardless of their age, income, or relationship status. The Internet can provide links to and within LGB communities, both for recruiting research participants and for delivering information.
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