Everyone deserves to feel safe and secure in who they are.
Our platform is a Safe Space for anyone aged 15 years or older that is a self-identifying gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, queer or questioning and non-binary persons wishing to access a safe online space. This is inclusive of trans women/men, non-binary and gender-fluid people, people of color, older persons and disabled persons, straight allies and supporters of the LGBTQ community to come together and celebrate. In order to enable this, there are a few ground rules to ensure that everyone feels as welcome and comfortable as possible at all times. If you feel unsafe at any point, or witness any problematic behavior, please let a group administrator know. This is a living document and as such the guidelines can and will be modified as needed to maintain the safety of our members.
IP Address Tracking
As part of our commitment to you, our servers track all IP addresses connecting to our platform and the accounts they are associated with. This information only provided to Law Enforcement in cases of emergency or legal issues arising from actions taken from your account.
As part of our commitment to you, our servers track all IP addresses connecting to our platform and the accounts they are associated with. This information only provided to Law Enforcement in cases of emergency or legal issues arising from actions taken from your account.
Age limit
Participants must be 15 years old or older. (All platform rules will be enforced in addition to Safe Space Guidelines)
Participants must be 15 years old or older. (All platform rules will be enforced in addition to Safe Space Guidelines)
Introduce yourself
If you are uncomfortable, give a limited introduction of yourself such as first name only, use an avatar that does not show your face.
If you are uncomfortable, give a limited introduction of yourself such as first name only, use an avatar that does not show your face.
Video Chats
If you are uncomfortable with having your face on screen you can turn video function off, or put it on to introduce yourself and then switch off.
If you are uncomfortable with having your face on screen you can turn video function off, or put it on to introduce yourself and then switch off.
Pronouns
A pronoun is how you refer to someone, for example using she or they. Please ask people what their pronouns are if you are meeting them for the first time. Use their correct pronouns, even if the words are unfamiliar to you. If you make a mistake and refer to someone with the wrong pronoun, apologize and move on.
A pronoun is how you refer to someone, for example using she or they. Please ask people what their pronouns are if you are meeting them for the first time. Use their correct pronouns, even if the words are unfamiliar to you. If you make a mistake and refer to someone with the wrong pronoun, apologize and move on.
Assumptions
Don’t make assumptions about someone’s identity and think about the ways that people from minority groups may be impacted in different ways by the issues you discuss. Be aware that your experiences as a gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer or non-binary person are not necessarily the same as everybody else in the group/platform. Be aware of any position and privileges you may bring regarding for example your race, your class, your gender identity, your ability or your age. Try not to make generalizing statements such as 'All gay men hate women'.
Don’t make assumptions about someone’s identity and think about the ways that people from minority groups may be impacted in different ways by the issues you discuss. Be aware that your experiences as a gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer or non-binary person are not necessarily the same as everybody else in the group/platform. Be aware of any position and privileges you may bring regarding for example your race, your class, your gender identity, your ability or your age. Try not to make generalizing statements such as 'All gay men hate women'.
Oppressive Behavior
Racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, ableism, fatphobia, ageism or discrimination on basis of ethnicity, immigration status, or religious, cultural, and/or spiritual beliefs, or any other kind of oppressive behavior is unacceptable and will be challenged. Please do not use slurs that are not yours to use: e.g if you are white do not use racial slurs, even if you are being critical of them. Please give a choice for people to interact without having to talk if they don’t want to, If they are neurodivergent, do not tell people off if they want to talk about a subject, give space to people to go at their own pace.
Racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, ableism, fatphobia, ageism or discrimination on basis of ethnicity, immigration status, or religious, cultural, and/or spiritual beliefs, or any other kind of oppressive behavior is unacceptable and will be challenged. Please do not use slurs that are not yours to use: e.g if you are white do not use racial slurs, even if you are being critical of them. Please give a choice for people to interact without having to talk if they don’t want to, If they are neurodivergent, do not tell people off if they want to talk about a subject, give space to people to go at their own pace.
Sexual Harassment
There is a zero tolerance policy to sexual harassment. This means no pornography and/or nudity of any kind, including but not limited to, adult pornography, Anime, child pornography, "adult content" and/or the written word of a sexual nature. This also means no inappropriate sexual comments or sexually based jokes, songs or taunts. (Platform wide rules apply as well.)
There is a zero tolerance policy to sexual harassment. This means no pornography and/or nudity of any kind, including but not limited to, adult pornography, Anime, child pornography, "adult content" and/or the written word of a sexual nature. This also means no inappropriate sexual comments or sexually based jokes, songs or taunts. (Platform wide rules apply as well.)
Accessible Language
Try to use clear, uncomplicated language and to avoid any acronyms and in-jokes. If you mention a theory or person, please give a brief description of who they are, no matter how well known you believe they are.
Try to use clear, uncomplicated language and to avoid any acronyms and in-jokes. If you mention a theory or person, please give a brief description of who they are, no matter how well known you believe they are.
Content Warnings
Give people a heads up if you are going to discuss something that others might find upsetting. Sometimes upsetting things happen and we need to be able talk about how we deal with them as a community. It’s important to have a space where we feel able to do this, and we hope that this event will provide that. However, not everyone is able to talk about everything all the time, so let people know if you are going to talk about something potentially upsetting, such as mental illness or domestic abuse. You can also do this informally by asking ‘is it okay if I talk about X thing?’ Be sure to wait for a couple of responses before posting about your topic of discussion.
Give people a heads up if you are going to discuss something that others might find upsetting. Sometimes upsetting things happen and we need to be able talk about how we deal with them as a community. It’s important to have a space where we feel able to do this, and we hope that this event will provide that. However, not everyone is able to talk about everything all the time, so let people know if you are going to talk about something potentially upsetting, such as mental illness or domestic abuse. You can also do this informally by asking ‘is it okay if I talk about X thing?’ Be sure to wait for a couple of responses before posting about your topic of discussion.
Space to Speak
|Please be aware that it is difficult for those belonging to marginalized groups or minority groups to participate in discussions online. Do not hijack the conversations even if it is appropriate for you to speak on certain topics. Try to give less confident and quieter people a chance to speak.
|Please be aware that it is difficult for those belonging to marginalized groups or minority groups to participate in discussions online. Do not hijack the conversations even if it is appropriate for you to speak on certain topics. Try to give less confident and quieter people a chance to speak.
Privacy and Confidentiality
We will ask everybody to respect the fact that not everybody is “out” everywhere outside of our platform so if you use other social media platforms, please do not share any contact information or identifiable information of other people without their explicit consent.
Social Media
Everything in our safe space guidelines also extends to social our media platforms, including X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, and SNAPchat, so keep that in mind when using social media.
We will ask everybody to respect the fact that not everybody is “out” everywhere outside of our platform so if you use other social media platforms, please do not share any contact information or identifiable information of other people without their explicit consent.
Social Media
Everything in our safe space guidelines also extends to social our media platforms, including X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, and SNAPchat, so keep that in mind when using social media.
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