CYBERCRIME AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY

V današnjih časih je večini ljudi zelo pomembno, kaj si drugi o njih mislijo, da so vplivni in ugledni člani družbe. Razvoj tehnologije, različnost pri vzgajanju, pritiski družbe ter rasna in kulturna raznolikost pa iz dneva v dan družbo spreminjajo in povzročajo odstopanja. Drugačnost se zato dojema kot negativni pojav, do katerega ima večina ljudi velik odpor. Čeprav je strpnost eden izmed največjih temeljev demokratične družbe, v vsakdanjem življenju vseeno zasledimo znake nestrpnosti v takšni ali drugačni obliki. V zadnjih letih se vzrok večine nesoglasij in negativizma v javnosti skriva v nesprejemanju pripadnikov LGBTQ skupnosti. LGBTQ je izraz za skupnost lezbijk, gejev, biseksualno usmerjenih, transspolnih, t. i. »queer« ljudi. Izraz je nastal zaradi gibanja za pravice in enakopravnost vseh, ki odstopajo od družbenih norm. Vsi pripadniki LGBTQ skupnosti so zaradi tega odstopanja v vsakdanjem življenju velikokrat žrtve trpinčenja in nadlegovanja. Zaradi razvoja tehnologije si vsakdanjega življenja brez elektronskih naprav in interneta ne moremo več predstavljati, zato sta se nestrpnost in nesprejemanje drugačnosti premaknila iz realnega tudi v kibernetski prostor. Kljub temu da informacijsko-komunikacijska tehnologija tako naglo napreduje ter se razvija, pa na področju kibernetske varnosti in varovanja ni tako. Na spletu in preko mobilne tehnologije je vsak dan mogoče opaziti vse več primerov negativnih komentarjev, nadlegovanja, širjenja sovražnega govora in kršenja pravic intelektualne lastnine. Storilci v večini primerov izberejo žrtve, ki odstopajo od družbenih norm, niso toliko socialno popularne, nimajo družinske podpore in prijateljev. Omenjena dejstva so nemalokrat lastnosti LGBTQ pripadnikov, kar jih predstavi kot šibkejše in jih izpostavi kot potencialne žrtve. Kibernetski prostor je virtualni svet, s katerim ljudje zaradi naprednosti tehnologije in življenja imajo vsakdanji stik in se mu je posledično nemogoče izogniti. Kibernetski prostor pa je v današnjem času nujen za normalno funkcioniranje. Torej v primeru, da je oseba žrtev kibernetske kriminalitete in se ne more na nikogar obrniti, da bi ji pomagal, nikakor ne more težavi ubežati oz. se ji izogniti. V diplomski nalogi smo iskali povezavo med kibernetsko kriminaliteto in diskriminacijo LGBTQ skupnosti in raziskali omenjeno področje.Nowadays it is very important to most people what others think of them. Some even want to be influental and renowned people of society. Technology development, society pressures and cultural and racial diversity are changing society from day to day and are causing deviations. That is why otherness is percieved as a negative phenomenom and most people have a very big resistance toward this different situations. Although patience is the basic foundation of democratic society, we still find signs od intolerance everyday. The cause of most conflicts and negativity in the public lies in accepting members of the LGBTQ community and most people do not want that. LGBTQ is a common expression used for a society of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender or altogether queer people. The term is due to the movement for the rights and equality of all who deviate from social norms. All members of the LGBTQ community are often victims of bullying and harassment because of this derogation in everyday life. Without electronic devices and the Internet everyday life is no longer imaginable because the technology is growing so much. Another result of information and communication activities is intolerance growing in cybernetic environment. Despite the fact that this technology is progressing, the field of cyber security is not. Through the Internet and mobile technology we can detect significant rise in numbers of negative comments, harassement, hate speech and violation of intellectual property. The perpetrators in most cases choose victims who deviate from social norms, are not popular and are lacking family and friends support. These often happen to be characteristics of LGBTQ society, which makes them weak and potential targets. Cyberspace is a virtual world and people have constant contact with it. Cyberspace is nowadays essential for normal functioning. So if person is a victim of cybercrime and can not turn to anyone for help, there is no way he can avoid or escape the problem. This is the reason why we tried to find a link between cybercrime and discrimination against LGBTQ community, which is a relatively unexplored area