Online, no one can tell that you’re a dog. When in the third space of the internet, the body
is left behind, allowing people to explore their own identities and to engage in identity
tourism with different possible bodies. It is the representations we choose for ourselves
online that allow this exploration, the icons and avatars we create that produce embodiment
in online environments. Those groups that exist on the fringe of identity, or in a state
where identities are in flux, such as: the transgendered community. By examining what
embodiment these icons and avatars allow, we can better understand how identity works
online.