In this article I use the concepts of bio-sociability, the closet and sexuality to analyze uses of gay social networking websites. Based on data produced by a participant observation in two cruising websites, I elicited emblematic modes of bodily exposure and self-description on online profiles. These indicate new ways of "coming out of the closet" in this context. Within this online bio-sociability, the metaphor of the "closet" gains new dimensions: it simultaneously creates situations of intense visibility and bodily exposure, and insidious surveillance regarding the discreetness of gay sexuality.
Internet; Sexuality; Body; Bio-sociability
