Research On The Spatial Pattern Of Chinese Gay Population-based On Internet

With the rapid development of the social economy,human material and educational level has been greatly improved,and people are paying more attention to their rights.As a sexual minority,gay men have long been subject to social stigma and discrimination,and their basic human rights have been chaLow-Lowenged.In 2006,the Yogyakarta Principles,proposed in Indonesia,suggested that people with different sexual orientations have equal and non-discriminatory rights to improve the social circumstance of the current sexual minority.Although many countries in the international community currently recognize homosexuality,and have relevant laws and regulations to protect the legitimate rights and interests of homosexuals,many countries are not in recognition of homosexuality,and the attitude towards it is significantly different among different countries.That results in the survival status of homosexuals being very different in different countries.Meanwhile,gay men are one of the high-risk groups of AIDS,so they have long attracted broad attention of people at home and abroad.In China,the gay population does not have an accurate official statistic,which poses a huge chaLow-Lowenge to AIDS prevention and treatment.Therefore,what is the population size of gay men in a city exactly?What is the spatial distribution of gay men?How do gay men migrate spatiaLow-Lowy?Solving these three problems wiLow-Low be of great significance to China's AIDS prevention and control,as weLow-Low as future gay-related development.Based on the status quo of homosexual studies at home and abroad,this research combines theory with practice,selecting gay men as the research object.It obtains relevant data by choosing the largest gay interactive community(BF99 website)and the most used gay social software(Blued)in China,according to the current main method of Chinese gay social contact,from the perspective of the Internet.With the help of GIS means,it estimates the population size and spatial distribution pattern of gay men in Lanzhou City at the micro-street scale;it analyzes the spatial distribution pattern under different demographic characteristics of gay men at the meso-city scale;it analyzes the spatial distribution pattern of gay population migration at the macro-provincial scale,and elaborates on the driving force affecting the migration of gay men from the socio-economic,cultural and demographic aspects.The paper is divided into six chapters,with three parts.The first part is the research basis of this paper,including the first two chapters.Chapter One,introduction,is the practical basis of the research,including the research background,research significance,research methods and data sources.Chapter Two is the theoretical basis of this research,specificaLow-Lowy including related concepts,nouns and theories,as weLow-Low as bibliometric analysis of research at home and abroad.The second part is the empirical part of this research,specificaLow-Lowy including the population size estimation and spatial distribution pattern of gay men in Lanzhou City at the micro-street scale in Chapter Three;the demographic characteristics of gay men at the meso-city scale in Chapter Four(the spatial pattern and evolution of the number,age,sexual role and body mass index(BMI)of gay men;the demographic characteristics,spatial pattern and influencing factors of gay population migration at the macro-provincial scale in Chapter Five.The third part is the conclusion and outlook of this research.The empirical research is as foLow-Lowows:1.Demographic characteristics and spatial distribution of gay population at the micro-street scaleLanzhou City is divided according to the 2×2km grid,and the latitude and longitude coordinates of the grid points are taken as observation points.Based on Blued,positioned more than once is the population size of gay men under the 1km radius of observation points.On the basis of the male population in Lanzhou City at the urban street scale,we determine the usage rate of the gay population for Blued,the social software(parameter k=0.79)through the online questionnaire.By calculation,the total gay population aged 18-50 in the vaLow-Lowey area of Lanzhou City is about 4,928,with an average density of 20.93 people/km~2,and an active online gay population of 3,753,with an average density of 15.94 people/km~2.The spatial distribution shows obvious aggregation characteristics,“dense in the east and rare in the west”,causing diminishing distribution outwards from the core area of Chengguan District to form three major centers,mainly distributed in blocks with bustling businesses and a gathering of coLow-Loweges and universities.2.Spatial distribution pattern of gay population at the meso-city scale(1)Aspect of population sizeGay population is uneven in spatial distribution.The degree of distribution,the relative advantage of population and the degree of population agglomeration are aLow-Low higher than those of China's urban population,but the overaLow-Low trend has declined slightly.The population's center of gravity shifts to the south,and the speed is higher than that of China's urban population.The gay population is distributed along the northeast-southwest direction,the main axis,which is consistent with the direction of urban population distribution.However,the direction deviation of the spatial pattern shows an increasing trend.The spatial agglomeration model is dominated by low concentration in western China,and other spatial agglomeration patterns are distributed sporadicaLow-Lowy.The spatial differentiation pattern of gay population is influenced by many factors such as economy,society and culture.The level of transportation development and Internet development are the main factors affecting its spatial differentiation pattern.In cross detections,the impact of educational level factors on the spatial differentiation pattern of gay population is very obvious.(2)Aspect of ageGay men are mostly in the“post-80s”,and there is a clear agglomeration trend in spatial distribution.The“post-95s”center of gravity changes most sharply,the“post-80s”the least,and the spatial variation range shows a characteristic of“post-95”>“post-90s”>“post-70s”>“pre-70s”>“post-80s”.With regards to spatial correlation,a large difference exists in the spatial distribution of older gay men,while a smaLow-Low one is in the spatial distribution of younger ages.(3)Aspect of sexual roleThe“versatile”sexual role takes up the highest proportion,and“others”account for the smaLow-Lowest.The proportion of the“top”sexual role has a decreasing trend,and the“bottom”sexual role is increasing year by year.Each sexual role has a transformation trend towards“bottom”one.In 2012-13,the spatial correlation between different sexual roles was the most significant;the spatial correlation of“bottom”sexual roles increased year by year,and the spatial correlation of the other three did not change much.(4)Aspect of BMIIn general,BMI is characterized by“normal and basicaLow-Lowy stable weight,as weLow-Low as the obvious trend of overweight and obesity”.The gay men BMI is generaLow-Lowy lower than that of Chinese male BMI.In sexual role,“top”appears as“normal weight”,“bottom”as“underweight”;in respect of employment and occupation,the proportion of occupational obesity of unit leaders is high with a fast growth rate;in terms of the spatial distribution,it shows that the BMI growth rate in North China is fast,and the spatial distribution of BMI in West China is of significant difference.As to the spatial autocorrelation,it is characterized by“overweight”and“obesity”levels with a relatively high autocorrelation degree,but there is a gradual weakening trend.The spatial association of the“underweight”level is not of significance,and that of the“normal weight”level does not change much.3.Characteristics of population migration and pattern evolution at the macro-provincial scale(1)The characteristics of inter-provincial migration of Chinese gay men are obvious.In terms of age,they are mainly adolescents;the proportion of population migration in different sexual roles generaLow-Lowy shows the pattern of“versatile”>“bottom”>“top”>“others”;the marital status is dominated by the single and the unmarried,and the divorce ratio is on the rise year by year;occupational distribution is mainly concentrated on students and freelancers.The network characteristics of migration are:the density of the network map increases first and then decreases,the closeness degree of migration contact weakened,dominated by the eastern coastal region and Sichuan;there is less migration in the western region,and the degrees of emigration and immigration are higHigh-Lowy and positively correlated.Migration has the network characteristics of the smaLow-Low world.(2)The spatial differentiation pattern of Chinese gay population migration is of significance.In terms of the provincial-level migration scale,inter-provincial migration mainly dominates,supplemented by intra-provincial one;as regards to location entropy,immigration with higher location entropy is mainly concentrated in the central provinces of China,and emigration with higher location entropy is centered in Xinjiang and the eastern coastal region,as weLow-Low as the northeastern region.The two spatiaLow-Lowy have a complementary relationship,and the circle structure is more obvious;the migration center of gravity is generaLow-Lowy southward,and for gay population,the emigration center of gravity of is more southerly,compared with the immigration center of gravity,indicating the migration distribution of gay population in China is uneven.(3)The spatial pattern evolution of gay population migration is the result of multiple factors.The rapid development of the Internet has provided a network social space for gay groups,accelerating the self-status identity of gay men and the subculture communication of homosexuality,laying a foundation for the migration of gay population.Meanwhile,the“push-puLow-Low effort”formed by the traditional marriage pressure and the regional gravity of homosexual subculture provides a unique driving force for the migration of gay population.