Juni @Juni@witches.town

ok the thing is: germans typically have some very strongly internalized respectability politics. even in progressive, inclusive, and anti oppressive groups, german people most typically put themselves in the top positions and claim to help the people below them... this will always maintain their privilege. they never consider to put themeselves below the people who have historically been below them. so their groups which aim to help from above, they inherently other the people who they claim to help, and when these people try to be involved in organizing within these groups, they are forced to conform to german standards of communication and planning… 1/ ?

retoot if youre GAY, LOVE DOGS OR WANT TO SEE CAPITALISM BURN

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mastodon.art - for posting art

chaos.social - anarchism (i think?) and good content policies

anticapitalist.party - anticapitalist politics, good content policy, invite only

kitty.town - general (cws for politics though) good content policy

glitch.social - experiments with mastodon settings, good content policy

todon.nl - netherlands-based for "progressive people"

i'll update this list with more instances as i get through them later!

i just stayed up all night looking through a third of the complete #instances page so for anyones ref heres some i thought seemed interesting so far:

mastodon.host - one of most federated due to @federationbot

lgbt.io - lgbt focused

queer.town - lgbt focused

social.wxcafe.net - social justice activism & lgbt focused

nog20.social - social activism

tusk.social - general with good content policies

witches.town - lgbt/feminism/anarchism, largely french

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Retoot if you support punching Nazis😚

Please remember that Mastodon's current status as a relatively Nazi-free environment isn't a rule for the service as a whole and could change if instances allowing Nazis were to be formed and grow.

We have to remain vigilant to keep these communities safe.

hey if you don't like labelling yourself that's great but uhh how about you don't shame those who like labelling themselves

Cathy Brennan is a fake goth

"Why are queer people so overtly sexual so often?"

Well. Okay. Imagine opening a can of soda after shaking it for more than a decade.

Premier mariage polyamoureux en colombie \o/ https://www.rts.ch/info/monde/8698766-un-mariage-a-trois-reconnu-officiellement-en-colombie.html

the malachite dildo and a debate about whether or not it's okay to fuck the malachite dildo and lots of science

http://asymbina.tumblr.com/post/161700721018/astolat-badscienceshenanigans-0hcicero#notes

(in short don't put the malachite dildo in your orifices)

Open Letter to Schwuz by Black and Brown Queer Community members in Berlin.

https://medium.com/@endingracism/open-letter-to-schwuz-8d728136ffdf

Casual racism in the Berlin queer scene is the norm, and it needs to be dealt with. Sorry, fellow white people, it's going to feel uncomfortable to be called out on these mistakes. But the cost of our discomfort is worth the empowerment of the people who we have kept subjugated to our benefit for generations. Dealing with racism in Germany is fucking hard, in a big part due to some idea that most 'progressive' Germans 'don't see colour'. The norm is toxic and we need to unlearn and relearn how to support POC.

Marriage equality is great and all, but what about free and hassle free HRT?

THIS WHALE KILLS FASCISTS