i wanted to pen a small note to say thank you to our contributors this month. i love to see this. you are helping us stay loud and proud on the fedi without the stress of dealing with the subtle and not-so-subtle bigotry that is so characteristic of social media spaces in general.

one of the things that i want to see happen with diaspora.im -alongside the other black-managed instances- is that nonwhite nonstraight folks feel comfortable to speak what's on their mind without fear of being silenced or harassed. and i have to tell you that being silenced and harassed is like an everyday thing for us. some of you may see it in action on the fedi, but i gotta level with you - it happens every day, all day, every where. 

spaces like ours here at diaspora.im allow us to be our true selves, out loud and proud. so again, thank you so very much for helping us realise that.

❤️