I'm gonna restack but also, right on. When I started here a month ago, I was shocked that freaking "crypto" gets a category but not "queer" or "LGBTQ+"? What a gross oversight.
I love this so much! And it's actually tipped me to make a decision about publishing my own post about why I too am not going to leave Substack. I wrote it ages ago but haven't felt ready to publish it. Now I'll make a few modifications, because what you've written here is so helpful and I want folks to find this too. And I'm publishing something today that's gonna get those hashtags as tags because it's all about Trans Joy.
Not leaving by a long shot. This is my fucking house. Restacked your note about a queer category. It’s important to find our community and support one another.
<sigh>. Thanks, Robin, for tagging me on the note you wrote a few days ago. I'm all for it - we need a queer and/or trans category and it is utterly ridiculous in this day and age that there isn't already one available. However, I did not share/restack your note, and I apologize for that. I just can't bring myself to go anywhere near Notes. The last time I did (over 2 months ago now), a swastika popped up in my feed. I'm Jewish. I had recently read about the incident in which one of the nazis Hamish and co believe should be allowed to say whatever they want had written about how we need a new holocaust here in the states. Since you're trans, I'm going to hazard a guess that you can easily imagine how it felt to see that swastika, after Hamish et. al. had made snarky comments about how the only way you'd see that crap is if you went looking for it. I didn't go looking for it. It came to me. I'm done. At this point I'm here to read the wonderful words of you and the few other writers whose words I value too much to abandon even on this nazi-ridden site, but I just can't bring myself to go to Notes. I applaud you and the other brave souls who are sticking it out here, and I'm truly sorry about not acting in support of your goal here. I tried, and I just... couldn't.
I’m glad you’re here. I’m sorry you’ve had to exist in places not wise enough to make space for you. I’m glad you and others are making space for queer authors anyway. I’m pretty sure you also know Mr. Troy Ford—likely how we found each other—and the library called Q he’s creating, right?
If I could put a screenshot in here I would show it, but yea this platform and Twitter are the only places I have ever been attacked for my sexuality. It's fucked up 💯
I can't believe(okay I can) the category doesn't exist, I mean it only makes good business for them on their end. But the owners made it clear who they are pandering to.
I'm gonna restack but also, right on. When I started here a month ago, I was shocked that freaking "crypto" gets a category but not "queer" or "LGBTQ+"? What a gross oversight.
I love this so much! And it's actually tipped me to make a decision about publishing my own post about why I too am not going to leave Substack. I wrote it ages ago but haven't felt ready to publish it. Now I'll make a few modifications, because what you've written here is so helpful and I want folks to find this too. And I'm publishing something today that's gonna get those hashtags as tags because it's all about Trans Joy.
Not leaving by a long shot. This is my fucking house. Restacked your note about a queer category. It’s important to find our community and support one another.
Hi Robin, I restacked your note. I'll say again that if you do ever leave Substack, I will follow you where ever you go.
<sigh>. Thanks, Robin, for tagging me on the note you wrote a few days ago. I'm all for it - we need a queer and/or trans category and it is utterly ridiculous in this day and age that there isn't already one available. However, I did not share/restack your note, and I apologize for that. I just can't bring myself to go anywhere near Notes. The last time I did (over 2 months ago now), a swastika popped up in my feed. I'm Jewish. I had recently read about the incident in which one of the nazis Hamish and co believe should be allowed to say whatever they want had written about how we need a new holocaust here in the states. Since you're trans, I'm going to hazard a guess that you can easily imagine how it felt to see that swastika, after Hamish et. al. had made snarky comments about how the only way you'd see that crap is if you went looking for it. I didn't go looking for it. It came to me. I'm done. At this point I'm here to read the wonderful words of you and the few other writers whose words I value too much to abandon even on this nazi-ridden site, but I just can't bring myself to go to Notes. I applaud you and the other brave souls who are sticking it out here, and I'm truly sorry about not acting in support of your goal here. I tried, and I just... couldn't.
I’m glad you’re here. I’m sorry you’ve had to exist in places not wise enough to make space for you. I’m glad you and others are making space for queer authors anyway. I’m pretty sure you also know Mr. Troy Ford—likely how we found each other—and the library called Q he’s creating, right?
Love this post so much.
I’m really glad you’re here and so happy I found you! Thanks for sticking around.
If I could put a screenshot in here I would show it, but yea this platform and Twitter are the only places I have ever been attacked for my sexuality. It's fucked up 💯
I can't believe(okay I can) the category doesn't exist, I mean it only makes good business for them on their end. But the owners made it clear who they are pandering to.
Glad you're here. Restacked your Note 🙏🏻
Perhaps you’d find more support if it was equal, not special rights and insisting everyone to agree with something they don’t.