*nod*, it's not so easy to identify other marginalized people to form stronger bonds if broadcasting their identity can make them targets. ISTM it would make sense for groups formed elsewhere to organize their own instances in the fediverse: a local timeline can be a useful resource to find people who face similar challenges, and moderation resources can focus on their struggles, maintaining a safe space and fostering bonds between similar-minded communities. there are horrible stories of people who ended up in communities that made room for hate speech, or didn't react quick enough, and caused a very bad impression to newcomers. instances like bantu.social, devoted to portuguese-speaking poc, are not without issues (as in, I've read about their being targeted), but they manage to buffer some of it and offer people a better initial experience, enabling people to find a community, a support group in the fediverse, or even bring their community from elsewhere, which can be quite useful to get acquainted with the tooling and resources available to manage contacts, timelines, and tune the experience to one's needs and preferences. I'd love to see this sort of community replicated for other languages and other social justice causes.
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