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Black trans men navigate digital spaces that simultaneously marginalize them and serve as vital sources of information, community, and identity formation. While existing research explores the online information practices of marginalized groups, limited scholarship specifically examines how Black trans men use digital platforms to construct identity, access resources, and build community.

This study investigates their digital information practices within sociotechnical systems that structure visibility, participation, and belonging. It addresses three core research questions: (1) What are the digital information practices of Black trans men? (2) What types of digital communities and technologies serve as information resources? (3) How do online spaces influence identity formation, visibility, and engagement? The research uses Critical Technocultural Discourse Analysis (CTDA) and semi-structured interviews to examine how Black trans men curate, share, and interpret information online. This research also uses a theoretical framework shaped by Black ontology, epistemic resistance, and intersectionality to understand the role of power and exclusion in digital information practices.

Overall, this work analyzes systemic power dynamics in knowledge production and digital exclusion through an examination of digital platforms as locations for both constraint and resistance to contribute to discussions about race, gender, and information marginalization.