During the lockdown measures put in place at the time of the first wave of the Covid‐19 pandemic in Spain (March through June 2020), LGBTQ+ youth lived through a particularly stressful situation that has so far received little attention. Confined in homes that are often hostile to their sexuality, struggling with the transition to online classes, they reached out to Internet social networks to obtain the support most of them lack in person. This article explores the role of technology for LGBTQ+ youth during a period when the educational environment was not supportive of students’ sexuality and identity needs. The research assesses correlations between the use of online social networks and the perceptions of support received from others (using the concepts of social support, thwarted belongingness and burdensomeness, and cohabitation in their homes). The study involves a sample of 445 Spanish participants aged 13 to 21. A descriptive multivariate analysis of variance and bivariate correlations was performed. We found that social networks were very important for LGBTQ+ youth during the pandemic, helping them to explore their identities, but could also be a source of violence. In this regard, while trans and nonbinary youth’s use of social networks to contact acquaintances show important differences when compared to that of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, the former group also experiences more violence coming from these networks, finds less social support through them, and feels a stronger sense of burdensomeness in relation to them. Additionally, they were often living with people other than family members during the lockdown. This data suggests the need to offer specific support and online services for LGBTQ+ youth, particularly for trans and nonbinary youth.

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西班牙 LGBTQ+ 青年和在线网络在 Covid-19 第一波浪潮中的作用

在西班牙第一波 Covid-19 大流行期间（2020 年 3 月至 2020 年 6 月）实施的封锁措施期间，LGBTQ+ 青年经历了迄今为止很少受到关注的压力特别大的情况。他们被限制在通常对性行为怀有敌意的家庭中，为向在线课程的过渡而苦苦挣扎，他们求助于互联网社交网络，以获得他们中大多数人缺乏的亲身支持。本文探讨了在教育环境不支持学生的性和身份需求的时期，技术对 LGBTQ+ 青年的作用。该研究评估了在线社交网络的使用与对他人支持的看法之间的相关性（使用社会支持、受挫的归属感和负担感等概念，并在他们的家中同居）。该研究涉及 445 名 13 至 21 岁的西班牙参与者的样本。对方差和双变量相关性进行了描述性多变量分析。我们发现社交网络在大流行期间对 LGBTQ+ 青年非常重要，可以帮助他们探索自己的身份，但也可能成为暴力的来源。在这方面，虽然跨性别和非二元性青年使用社交网络联系熟人的方式与男同性恋、女同性恋和双性恋相比存在重要差异，但前者也经历了来自这些网络的更多暴力，通过它们获得的社会支持更少，并且对他们感到更强烈的负担感。此外，在封锁期间，他们经常与家人以外的人住在一起。