- agrammatic ( @agrammatic@feddit.de ) English16•1 year ago
It’s quite shitty that despite all the heart-warming stories and potential to make folks feel less alone, my first thought was how this self-disclosure on a map can endanger said people.
EDIT: I already found a pin in the city near where I grew up that I’m pretty confident I know who wrote.
EDIT2: If I was creating this website, I would try to think of ways to use coarser locations or maybe display local stories in a way that is disconnected from the dropped pins.
- Boz (he/him) ( @Bozicus@lemmy.one ) English1•1 year ago
Same, tbh. I think a lot of people who do this know there’s a risk, and I admire their courage. I wouldn’t dare.
- Lionir [he/him] ( @Lionir@beehaw.org ) English12•1 year ago
Queering the map is such a cool project. Sometimes I like to just see what people wrote close to where I am.
- dumples ( @dumples@kbin.social ) 6•1 year ago
What a beautiful little project. This is what the Internet is made for. People sharing moments because it makes them feel happy
- Lionir [he/him] ( @Lionir@beehaw.org ) English6•1 year ago
Oh! Worth mentioning you can donate to the people handling this project on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/queeringthemap
- 1000knives ( @1000knives@beehaw.org ) English5•1 year ago
aww, i love this site! but i also can’t find the pin i know i put there when i found the site anymore- i wonder if they removed it. oh well
- xffxe4 ( @xffxe4@lemmy.one ) English3•1 year ago
Yeah the moderation seems to take forever. My pin from a year ago is nowhere to be seen
- Evkob ( @Evkob@lemmy.ca ) English5•1 year ago
What a wonderful project, I teared up a little reading some of these, especially the ones from my home province. We’re small, rural, and usually quite behind on LGBTQ+ rights (not to mention our government’s current attack on trans & non-binary kids in schools.)
It’s honestly a treasure to be able to read experiences that closely reflect mine. Makes me feel less alone in the sea of constant cisheteronormativity.
- Hellfire103 ( @hellfire103@sopuli.xyz ) English3•1 year ago
I’m amazed that even my small hometown in the north of England has points!