PERSONAL BRANDING HOMOSEKSUAL DI LINGKUNGAN MASYARAKATSTUDI PADA GAY DI SURABAYA
HOMOSEXUAL PERSONAL BRANDING IN THE SOCIETY GAYS STUDY IN SURABAYA
Personal branding is a picture of what people think about person. Personal branding requires an effective perception in influenzing, managing and controlling how other people think and perceive someone as reflecting one’s values, competencies and characteristics. Especially in minorities such as homosexsual, especially gay who always have a negative image in society. This needs to be done to change the negative stigma circulating in the community. This study aims to describe the personal branding of a gay community. The research method used is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. Data collection was carried out using interview, observation and documentation techniques on four gays who had met the information criteria in accordance with the research objectives. The results showed that personal branding is carried out to form a positive image by providing education and knowledge about sex and gender in order to correct the stigma that is circulating in the community other findings show that the feedback received is still a matter of pros and cons but people who do not want to receive the education that has been given, do not influence the individual in shaping a positive image.
Keywords: personal branding, homosexsual, gay