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Jurnal Komunikasi Indonesia

Abstract

Kaum gay masih sulit berkomunikasi dengan gay lainnya layaknya masyarakat dominan akibat orientasi seksual yangdimiliki. Oleh karena itu, kaum gay membutuhkan suatu media alternatif untuk dapat berkomunikasi guna memenuhi kebutuhan pribadinya, baik dalam hal sosial maupun seksual. Kaum gay pun menggunakan aplikasi Jack’D untuk memenuhi kebutuhan tersebut. Penelitian ini ingin mengetahui pola komunikasi antarpribadi yang terjadi di situs jaringan sosial oleh kaum gay sebagai pengguna aplikasi Jack’D. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua konsep sebagai landasan teoritisnya, yaitu Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) dan Social Information Processing Theory (SIP). Paradigma yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah konstruktivisme dengan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif. Adapun jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif dengan unit analisisnya individu yaitu kaum gay yang menggunakan aplikasi Jack’D. Disain penelitian yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah studi kasus. Penelitian ini menggunakan teknik pengumpulan data yaitu wawancara mendalam, observasi partisipan, dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kaum gay memiliki tujuan dan caranya masing-masing ketika menggunakan aplikasi Jack’D guna memenuhi kebutuhan pribadinya masing-masing. Sehingga tidak dapat dipungkiri bila komunikasi termediasi memiliki peranan untuk menghubungkan kaum gay dengan sesamanya. Dengan catatan komunikasi termediasi ini harus dilakukan pada banyak platform untuk menunjang perkembangan suatu hubungan. Namun, komunikasi interpersonal secara tatap muka tetap menjadi pencapaian akhir perkembangan suatu hubungan kaum gay.

Gay community still finds difficulties in communicating with each other like the dominant society due to their sexual orientation. Therefore, gays need an alternative media to be able to communicate and meet their private needs, both in the social and sexual terms. The gays also use the Jack’D app to meet those needs. This study aims to know the pattern of interpersonal communication that occurs among gays who use Jack’D application. This study uses two concepts as the theoretical foundation, namely Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) and Social Information Processin Theory (SIP). The paradigm used in this research is constructivism with qualitative research approach. The type of this research is descriptive with individual analysis unit, which is gay community who uses Jack’D application. The research design adopted in this research is case study. To collect data, this study employs in-depth interviews, participatory observation, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that gays have their own goals and methods when using the Jack’D app to meet their individual needs. Therefore, it can’t be denied that mediated communication plays a role in connecting gays with each other. These mediated communication should be conduced on multiple platforms to support the development of a relationship. However, face-to-face interpersonal communication remains the ultimate goal of relationship.

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