Reply #160: Views from a lurker

[helas girl]

Ive been lurking in these forums since the dark days of shrubbery II but haven't posted very much. Part of that is personal issues, ( I think its pretty much the norm for trans people to have social interaction problems giving everything we tend to go through in life.) However a bigger part has been the perception that DU isn't really a safe place.

Even if it was true that "there was no gay purge" as was stated much earlier in this thread, it doesn't really matter. What matters the most is that it appeared to be one to the community affected. With no discussion of it allowed the GLBTQ section practically died, and the dead GLBTQ section probably discourages others from getting involved.

I have no way of confirming this but I doubt I'm the only one who has ever lurked and thought twice about contributing to the discussions on this site because of the perceived aggression towards GLBTQ community members and our issues.

Hopefully this discussion and the return of former members who have been allowed back will reinvigorate this section and add to overall vibrancy of the whole site and its discussions.