#qtpoc — Public Fediverse posts

NYC mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani makes 1 a.m. surprise campaign stop at gay bar

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-gay-bar-nyc

NYC mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani makes 1 a.m. surprise campaign stop at gay bar

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-gay-bar-nyc

NYC mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani makes 1 a.m. surprise campaign stop at gay bar

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-gay-bar-nyc

NYC mayor candidate Zohran Mamdani makes 1 a.m. surprise campaign stop at gay bar

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/zohran-mamdani-gay-bar-nyc

If any #QPOC #QTPOC #poc happen to be making your way over from #Bluesky, I'd love to connect :) been feeling a bit lonely on here, and I hear there's been a recent influx, so yeah consider this an #introduction!

#newhere I legitimately forgot hashtags existed 😅

#NewHereAndLovingIt

#freelance

#selfpromo I'm a #qpoc web dev and designer seeking clients, collaborators, and mentors :)

#portfolio is at https://rainbowforge.dev

#qtpoc

#poc

#gifteconomy I'm also in the early stages of trying to create a gift and/or barter economy directory :)

TransActual are looking for people to join our (volunteer) board of directors.

We’ve decided to expand the size of our board of directors in order to make it more representative of the communities we serve and so that there are more people to support the work of our growing organisation. In particular, we’re keen to receive applications from Black trans people and Trans People of Colour.

More info: https://transactual.org.uk/volunteer/

#QTIBPOC #QTIPOC #QTPOC #BlackTrans #BlackQueer #Trans #NonBinary

Greetings upon all who see this message! eva here, admin of BlackQueerLife.

A little over a month ago, when I started this server, a number of people were asking me if they could donate to help pay for server costs. To those who were curious: you now can! We have an account with Open Collective where you can make tax-deductible donations on a recurring or one-time basis. This would allow us to cover server costs, pay to have mods so it's not just me running the place, have a translate button, upgrade the server, etc.

The link is: https://opencollective.com/blackqueerlife

I wish we had been able to come out with this right away rather than waiting several weeks, but I chose Open Collective because I have seen multiple orgs online and off blow up due to lack of transparency where funds are involved. Open Collective allows transparency and openness about how and why funds are spent. I think taking the extra time is worth what we've gotten.

I have always said that I want to run BlackQueerLife the right way, and I think Open Collective is the best way forward for us. Any boosts and/or donations would be thoroughly appreciated!

@[email protected]

@[email protected]

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackFediverse #BlackQueer #BIPOC #QTPOC #LGBTQ

UPDATE: For those who asked, we have an Open Collective page if you are interested in donating! It's https://opencollective.com/blackqueerlife

Hello Fediverse! I am coming before you all today to promote my new instance: blackqueer.life! You may have seen my post on my old account about it a few weeks back. I wanted to wait until I finished migrating my old account over here, got the instance up and running to where I wanted it, etc before promoting it fully.

We all know Fedi isn't always kind to Black users, doubly so for Black queers. My instance represents my attempt to continue the amazing work some folks are doing in the Fediverse to make these platforms more accessible and safer for all users, ESPECIALLY marginalized folks.

When I joined the fediverse, the first thing I was searching for almost from the beginning was an instance dedicated to or centering Black queer people explicitly. While there are a few amazing communities like that out there, many of them are either not federating, offering limited federation only, or are currently closed to new users.

This allows them to have much greater control over the content their users are exposed to, which I have tremendous respect and appreciation for. Hell, I've got alts in some of those places!

However. As a newcomer to Fedi, it was not overly easy for me to find these places and gain access, which I recognize is somewhat by design. Limited or no federation meant the only way to locate them was by word of mouth and extensive research.

This is where BlackQueerLife comes in. I want to build a place where Black queer, trans, and GNC folks can feel safe making a home while also being able to venture out into the rest of the fediverse. I want somewhere they can use as a landing pad. I want as many multiply marginalized Black folks off of corporate hellsites like Twitter and Bluesky as possible. We are not safe being corporate playthings.

Most importantly, I want every Black queer person who joins Fedi to know that they have somewhere they can go. I don't expect that all would necessarily want to join, but I want all Black queer fedizens to know that they are welcome to.

So if you see this, please boost this post to spread the word. If you already boosted the other posts that have gone out about this instance, no pressure. Thanks so much!

@[email protected] @[email protected]

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #BlackFediverse #BlackQueer #BIPOC #QTPOC #LGBTQ