Table 1. Major themes and categories developed.

Major Theme	Categories
Theme 1: The fear of facing harm from family	Fear of physical assault from family’s perception of SMM activity.
	Fear of media
	Fear of deviation from community culture and gender norms, and expectations
	Criminalization of SMM activities by LGBTQ+ legislation
Theme 2: Anonymity influenced by religion.	Anonymity of SMM due to religious affiliation (Christian/Muslim).
	Religious teachings against SMM contributed to them being anonymous.

Notes. Table 1 demonstrates the themes and categories identified during this study’s analysis and coding process.