Posted by Virago on October 29, 2009, 3:22 pm, in reply to "feedback appreciated - about board 'safety'"
For those of us who never saw the thread in question, it's baffling. It reads as if there should never be anything on here that anyone might take the wrong way, or that challenges peoples' thinking on what it means to be where it is that they're going.
The process of moving from the straight world to the queer is challenging in many ways. Every single one of us has to, or has had to, challenge our thinking and assumptions. We have had to deal with questions about what the hell to do, with threats to our own survival, changes in our living circumstances, the judgement and anger of others, and the transition into a whole new culture that you never knew was there. What service is it to discourage discussions about this, and to leave people to meet issues for the first time IRL?
It's inherently discomforting, and it's never going to be easy, or even safe. What it can be is supported by peers dealing with the same situation, and by others who have been there, and so know what the deal is.
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