Signal boost: a new Dreamwidth Community: queerly_beloved

[capri0mni]

queerly_beloved is a new community on Dreamwidth dedicated to members of the LGBTQ+ community that are often excluded from mainstream discussions -- the marginalized sexual and gender identities, and intersectional identities including those wrapped up with disability and race.

It started because of exclusionary gatekeeping over on Tumblr. But, regardless of that, I still think Dreamwidth is the best place for such a community because it's an organization free of advertising and the pressure to appease said advertisers -- unlike YouTube, for example, which has been known to bury and demonetize content such as this.

Just thought I'd let you guys know...

(and yes, in other news: I've fallen off from my New Year's Resolution to write a drabble everyday; I hit a longish stretch of insomnia in February, and that broke what stride I had. But I'm thinking of ways I can make a more sustainable goal, in the long run, such as: allowing myself to repeat myself, and/or allowing myself to write nonfiction, or maybe cut down on the amount -- like, say, four drabbles a week instead of seven)

Comments

[soc_puppet]

Thank you for the boost ^_^ ♥

Honestly, hosting the community on Dreamwidth instead of Tumblr was always a vital part of the plan. Part of that is because I'm more familiar and comfortable with Dreamwidth as a platform, part of it is definitely Dreamwidth not being beholden to advertising revenue and its commitment to accessibility, and part of it is because I feel like it's easier to do effective moderating here. It just seems so easy for shit to spiral out of control on Tumblr, and checking every single fun or viral post to make sure it wasn't made by an aphobe or a transmedicalist or truscum or biphobe (etc etc) before I reblog it is just... exhausting. Stuff may not move as fast on Dreamwidth as it does on Tumblr, but that can be a good thing.

[capri0mni]

Also: I don't know if you're familiar with the YouTube channel PhilosophyTube, or not (British Millennial(?-can't keep the generations straight) Marxist, Shakespearean actor with a master's degree in philosophy), but his most recent video is all about sex work and decriminalization, and how policing sex workers is more about making marginalized people "disappear."

The subject matter fits right in with queerly_beloved. And I can feel safe promoting the video here on Dreamwidth, but I wouldn't dare on Tumblr, just as an example of how Dreamwidth is a better platform for this sort of community, even if the R.E.G.s didn't exist.

[soc_puppet]

Not familiar, but sounds like a very good watch! It would absolutely be welcome on queerly_beloved.

Yes, definitely; the extent to which Dreamwidth's staff cares about and looks out for its users is phenomenal.