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[–] agrammatic@feddit.de 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Bozicus@lemmy.one 1 points 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@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Queering the map is such a cool project. Sometimes I like to just see what people wrote close to where I am.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

I was surprised to see that even my remote state has posts

I added my own to the mix

[–] Lionir@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Oh! Worth mentioning you can donate to the people handling this project on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/queeringthemap

[–] 1000knives@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah the moderation seems to take forever. My pin from a year ago is nowhere to be seen

[–] dumples@kbin.social 4 points 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

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 4 points 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@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I'm amazed that even my small hometown in the north of England has points!

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