I just got a message from a trans friend saying they got banned from /r/trans for trying to post the feinberg image I made some time ago. They messaged me, saying they were crying, because they got banned from 4 trans subreddits because of it and they were one of their only places of support and was so shocked that it was against the rules. They were already harassed off reddit once. I mentioned they could come here.
Its so fucking crazy that literally the 2-5% of trans people, liberals, were able to get ahold of the trans subreddits and hold our communities hostage, fragment them, and purge any trans people that want to fight and advocate for third world trans people who are literally having bombs dropped on their heads. I spend half my time on here going through ban logs to make sure as many trans people get to be here as possible and are dealt with leniently because of shit like this.
ruins everything
I hope to get more people here, I have been able to effectively organize real world mutual aid via contacts made here many times at this point
Hopefully more will, a lot of places make it harder for people like myself (transbian enby) feel welcome and it can be fairly alienating when you're a baby trans trying to learn things and not feeling part of the in crowd.. , (I'm 8 years in and world weary at this point but I learn new stuff all the time) But I've been in some bad bad places looking for people to connect with over the years and while you may find a place to roost for a bit the toxicity of some places can be a little much and affect you negatively so having a more welcome place is an instant improvement on most spaces. I'd like this place to be a beacon for diverse people to come together.
It's good to see more voices here and the places here are seeming to grow a little each day, it's warming to see. I'm looking forward to seeing the community grow and become a bit more diverse as it grows too. You're doing a good job here, long may it continue c: