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On the Internet, almost anyone can find a community to validate his or her personal interests and behaviors. People who are into cars can chat with others who are into cars. People with cancer can learn more about that disease, join support groups designed to help people with cancer, and gather information for potential treatments they can later discuss with their doctor. For lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people—especially those who may have trouble or feel uncomfortable meeting like-minded others in the real world—computers can provide a supportive environment and a way of connecting. The same is true for people with unconventional or culturally frowned-upon sexual “lifestyles,” such as those interested in cross-dressing or dominance-based sex.

Some Internet users with atypical or unconventional sexual interests such as BDSM, foot worship, and chubby chasing have formed “virtual communities” in support of their sexual interests. Nowadays, people whose patterns of sexual arousal previously marginalized them and caused them to hide or simply avoid/ignore their interest can readily find like-minded others who share their enthusiasm and are looking to engage in the sex that actually turns them on.