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fuckyeahlesbians: fuckyeahlesbianliterature: queerwatch: equalitopia: Petition to include the LGBTQ category in Tumblr’s directory recommendations Tumblr is a great place for LGBTQ people, but until recently, we’ve been denied a feature. Many LGBTQ blogs want to be included in Tumblr’s LGBTQ directory. They email Tumblr asking to be included (since this is the only way), and they don’t get responses. Equalitopia waited months, and after many emails, it was finally added. You may not want to be in the directory, but others do. All blogs should have a fair chance. Tumblr’s lead developer says: “I didn’t want immature people to nominate their non-LGBTQ friends/enemies into it. Didn’t want to cheapen/ruin the category.” He’s implying that “gay” is an insult, and used as an attack on an enemy. Tumblr Support says: “Because of the social implications of this directory, we believe it would be tremendously irresponsible for us to risk a user intentionally or accidently outing another user.” Reblog if you want LGBTQ blogs to be included in this feature. Equalitopia will send this post to Tumblr staff once it gets enough reblogs. Why can’t they just ask tumblrs that are reccommended confirming they’d like to be listed in the category they’re put up for? EDIT: I think it’s probably been a year now I’ve been trying to get listed. Or however long it’s been since the directory system changed. I’m in the habit of emailing them monthly; I doubt any of the staff has ever paid attention to any of my requests. While I have to admit that it’s a positive to have some impetus to get queer tumblrs listed in sections besides LGBTQ, this situation is still unacceptable. Tumblr controls which blogs are listed under LGBTQ, thereby controlling what queer (or not so queer) content is readily accessible. This is discriminatory because the other categories don’t work that way. Users get to decide what humor or politics or art they like, thereby recommending these things to other and new users of tumblr, but the tumblr staff has sole recommendation power over LGBTQ blogs. “Why can’t they just ask tumblrs that are recommended confirming they’d like to be listed in the category they’re put up for?” Agreed.

fuckyeahlesbians:

fuckyeahlesbianliterature:

queerwatch:

equalitopia:

Petition to include the LGBTQ category in Tumblr’s directory recommendations

Tumblr is a great place for LGBTQ people, but until recently, we’ve been denied a feature.

Many LGBTQ blogs want to be included in Tumblr’s LGBTQ directory. They email Tumblr asking to be included (since this is the only way), and they don’t get responses. Equalitopia waited months, and after many emails, it was finally added.

You may not want to be in the directory, but others do. All blogs should have a fair chance.

Tumblr’s lead developer says:

“I didn’t want immature people to nominate their non-LGBTQ friends/enemies into it. Didn’t want to cheapen/ruin the category.”

He’s implying that “gay” is an insult, and used as an attack on an enemy.

Tumblr Support says:

“Because of the social implications of this directory, we believe it would be tremendously irresponsible for us to risk a user intentionally or accidently outing another user.”

Reblog if you want LGBTQ blogs to be included in this feature.

Equalitopia will send this post to Tumblr staff once it gets enough reblogs.

Why can’t they just ask tumblrs that are reccommended confirming they’d like to be listed in the category they’re put up for?

EDIT: I think it’s probably been a year now I’ve been trying to get listed. Or however long it’s been since the directory system changed. I’m in the habit of emailing them monthly; I doubt any of the staff has ever paid attention to any of my requests. While I have to admit that it’s a positive to have some impetus to get queer tumblrs listed in sections besides LGBTQ, this situation is still unacceptable. Tumblr controls which blogs are listed under LGBTQ, thereby controlling what queer (or not so queer) content is readily accessible. This is discriminatory because the other categories don’t work that way. Users get to decide what humor or politics or art they like, thereby recommending these things to other and new users of tumblr, but the tumblr staff has sole recommendation power over LGBTQ blogs.

“Why can’t they just ask tumblrs that are recommended confirming they’d like to be listed in the category they’re put up for?” Agreed.

Source: equalitopia
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