LGBTQI folk are logging back into Tumblr to reminisce on their younger queer joy

The internet is critical in community formation for LGBTQI people. One 2009 study found that 70% of LGBTQI adults reported that the internet was their “primary means of information-seeking during sexual identity exploration”, and many note that the internet was fundamental in allowing them to connect with their sexual identity. For me, social media platformTumblr was that vital information source as I started to question my own sexuality.

My relationship withTumblr came in waves. I started using the site when I