@gotofritz of course #Portuguese is a #colonial language, there's no denying that and I'm quite aware of that.

However, I learned from the mistakes (and evils) of my ancestors and I'm quite determined to do my best to not allow that piece of #history to be repeated.

(Oh, nice. Another block from a #fosstodon user when mentioning #colonialist behavior . Looks like #TechLGBT is on target here.)

@AudraTran

@admin Three days ago my other #Instance, #TechLGBT, successfully migrated to the #GlitchSoc fork, & as a result my UX there has gone thru the roof [ie, it's ***wonderfully*** better than vanilla #Mastodon]. As such, each time now that i use *this*, my hitherto lovely #KolektivaSocial Instance, the UX is *figuratively* painful. #GlitchSoc has numerous nice bells & whistles, but *possibly* the single biggest "pain-point" now for me here in KolektivaSocial is the non-collapsed toot view, vs the control we have in GlitchSoc [see pic].

Not wanting to overtly flog a dead(?) horse, but the *other* lovely UX aspect in TechLGBT is that they added all my requested FOSS emojis 😉 whereas here unfortunately, tis still 🦗 🦗 🦗 [damn #FBI raid 😭].

🥺 🤞

**PS**: I wrote the above using #Markdown, which is another great feature in GlitchSoc. I know that my doing so was a waste of time here *atm*, but otoh all the Instances running GlitchSoc *will* see my formatting.

@kkarhan @you_jo_girl Here are a couple of snapshots about it.

https://aus.social/@sorrowful/109848732432433602

https://tech.lgbt/@Impossible_PhD/109874422621264962

In short, the moderation team of tech.lgbt is holding eightpoint.app to unreasonable standards (which they're not applying to other instances) under the guise of keeping their own users safe.

Keeping users safe is the ultimate goal of moderation, but they're being heavy-handed & unreasonable here about a perceived threat that doesn't exist.

#TechLGBT #EightPointApp

I get it. I get that having your corner of the internet break away from the rest is a MASSIVE pain in the ass. It feels even worse when, as far as you can tell, the issue has been handled. "Laurelai/Slaanesh isn't in charge anymore. She can't do more harm, and she deserves a chance to be part of this community."

What I think you all need to understand is that this isn't just someone who said shitty things or did a racism and has since apologized. From what we can gather, she's been accused of using a platform much like this one as a means of collecting SA victims. Coming around to a newly-popular social media platform — one used largely by queer people, mind you — and forming a community of her own under a pseudonym is, to put it bluntly, a REALLY suspicious thing for someone with that kind of history to do.

I can't say for certain if Kolektiva's original "crusade" against 8pt was based in transphobia. But I do know that once the true identity of #Slaanesh was uncovered, it became a matter of keeping OTHER QUEER PEOPLE safe from one queer person who happened to be problematic. If you need any further indication that this isn't fueled by transphobia, just look at tech.lgbt's response! Their MAJORITY-TRANS modmin team decided to defederate because they wanted to keep their people from interacting with a known predator.

The LGBTQIA+ community is one that values consent and safety. After all, we've been repeatedly violated in BOTH of those regards on a systemic scale. We're assaulted, verbally and physically abused, and generally treated as second-class citizens for loving and living authentically. It's extremely important for us to work AGAINST this sort of abuse, and it's even MORE vital to do so when it happens within our own community.

As a minority group with these values, not to mention one that has been consistently held down with accusations of being sexual predators, I would expect that we would be more harshly and vehemently opposed to giving such people a second chance. The fact that we have people trying to welcome an ACTUAL offender back into the community is the crux of the issue.

There is no "restorative justice" to be had here. Someone who was poised to abuse a position of power was ousted from that position, and from the community in which she held that position. For said community to then say "actually, come on back in, but you can't be an admin anymore" is absolutely absurd. It totally disregards the safety of those who don't know who LB is, who don't know her history.

I know I'm going to be accused of spreading #FUD about a trans woman, which is fucking ridiculous because I AM one. But it's important to acknowledge that there are bad actors in ANY group of people. The vast majority of queer people aren't abusers, but there can be and are exceptions, and LB is likely one of them. We can't come to her defense just because she's one of us.

So to summarize:

⋄ Kolektiva's unmasking of Slaanesh, even if not INITIALLY well-intentioned, was not ultimately based in transphobia. I don't doubt there were SOME people involved with that goal in mind, but that doesn't make the situation they uncovered any less serious.

⋄ tech.lgbt's decision to defederate after #eightpoint modmins refused to oust LB entirely is ALSO not based in transphobia, obviously. Said decision was made by a panel of mostly trans people.

⋄ I am questioning the judgment and intentions of anyone who things LB should be forgiven and kept around. Trans or not, she is a known danger to those with whom she tries to interact, and I do not believe that knowingly allowing her to do so is the right decision here.

⋄ I recognize that banning her allows her to just make another pseudonym and rejoin the Fediverse elsewhere…but she would be able to do this ANYWAY. At least by publicly disallowing her return, 8pt would be taking a stance. Instead they insist that she deserves a second chance if she wants one, and that's not okay with me.

⋄ I do not blame anyone who was already on eightpoint.app and who wishes to stay there for their own subset of the community, but I would STRONGLY discourage Mastodon/Fediverse newcomers from joining that instance.

#fediblock #defederation #kolektiva #techlgbt #drama

My personal stance on #Eightpointapp RE: #techlgbt defed

We are a small server, but I was asked about this, so here we go.

I once stopped going to a coffee shop for 3 years because I was fed a nothing sandwich by internet outrage. Ever since I have been very careful with blanket decisions, especially when they impact others.

Most defeds I've done have been for trolls or Nazis.

We were all done with this situation back when the user was removed from their administrative post at #Eightpoint and left the server.

I want to be utterly clear, Laurelai Bailey is a bad person. She is not welcome on coop.lol now or at any point in the future. The amount of drama involving her across the internet is absolutely ludicrous for someone so unnoteworthy.

Incoming a super brief rundown. She has had allegations of SA placed against her. She has levied claims of libel against those accusers. In both situations, potential victims have made their decision to not pursue legal recourse. Clearly the truth must lie somewhere in the murky middle there, where only the people present actually know for certain what happened.

She has also been known to be an FBI informant. She was a mod for r/antiwork and r/ContraPoints and was removed following information that determined who she was.

I am not aware of any servers that she is currently on. If that changes, discussions will be held and a decision will be made then, not before. Anything short of that is harmful to the community at large.

cc: @12

@ellesaurus Yeah: no actual further incident has occurred 😞

I'm disappointed with the actions being taken here by tech.lgbt & I hope that they back down over this, but I sadly doubt that they will 😢

#TechLGBT #EightPointApp

@ellesaurus Additional relevant ones :transheart:

#TechLGBT #EightpointApp

https://tech.lgbt/@Impossible_PhD/109863286202115923

https://tech.lgbt/@Impossible_PhD/109874422621264962

tech.lgbt is doing the wrong thing defederating from 8p. This will not make tech.lgbt users safer, it will only create drama and undermine the fediverse.

#techlgbt #defederation #eightpoint

In short, because #Eightpoint refuse to block a former admin, outed as a serial rapist from their instance. This harbouring of a sexual predator is putting their community and the wider #fediverse at risk, which goes against #techlgbt's standards for safety & ethics.

I personally agree with the defederating, and think until Eightpoint take a firm public stance against these kinds of things, other instances should follow Tech's lead.

https://tech.lgbt/@mods/109859234105285365

So I hadn’t been following the #eightpoint and #TechLGBT thing, but having read some of the exchange and the emails that are given I just feel that there’s an odd understanding of ‘Restorative Justice’. And having read the book, “On Repentance and Repair” (a Jewish approach) I feel like the *actual* victims of the perpetrator maybe haven’t been involved as much as they should be?
#EightPointApp

I have friends on tech.lgbt & eightpoint.app.

I have friends on both sides of this divide who are pissed at the other side.

If I side with one bunch of friends, I lose the other.

If I don't take a side, I'll probably lose both for trying to be neutral.

FUCKBERRIES!!! 😭

#TechLGBT #EightpointApp

@kaycrosby This is the post I saw yesterday about tech.lgbt. I'm not saying that I agree or disagree with the stance taken: just that it's something to take into consideration.

Apologies that it took me a while to find.

#TechLGBT

https://aus.social/@sorrowful/109848732432433602

@trisschen I literally just created an account on #techlgbt, dafuq 😭😭

Please name drop any smort #rust devs on #fosstodon or #techlgbt that I can follow please! :BlobhajfBlobbyHug: Thank yooou!!

Here's a question for #techlgbt instance users: I'm new here, and I know the instance is by invite only. What are the rules/guidelines about giving others invites? I can't seem to find any, and I've had a few people I know ask about them. I don't want to step out of line here, and I'd appreciate guidance, if there is any available.

#techlgbt maybe?

Here we go with my first #introduction with the #techlgbt space! I'm a person of colour studying psychology & counselling. I have worked with local religious communities in the past. Looking to the future, I hope to voice discourses informed by cultural & philosophical underpinnings shared by my heritage in psychological research. I greatly value libre software & privacy, and don't have much of an online presence, so I am happy to feel safe enough to post somewhat of an introduction here!

Hello #techlgbt #newusers. An #introduction I joined the failed other site in 2008 to follow new tech experts and learn stuff and work out a new direction. Since then I've come out as #trans, switched jobs 4 times, and #volunteer in #STEM and #trans #charities. There's been so much great stuff posted on twitter over the years. It's the people not the platform that matters. I'm gonna miss the good bits, but I'm delighted to find a server that focuses on #minorities in #tech.

Does tech.lgbt have a matrix space by any chance?

@david #matrix #techlgbt

(re)bonsoirent
j'ai changé de serveur, celui là me plaît plus
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#LGBQT #Tech #techlgbt #lgbtech