Soatok Dreamseeker2d ago

If you see someone posting a photo of a sign at a furry convention that advertises HIV / STI testing while sounding offended, it's a queerphobic dogwhistle.

Spread this to your friends/families to inoculate them from bad memes.

https://soatok.blog/2024/09/30/why-are-furry-conventions-offering-hiv-testing-to-attendees/

Why are furry conventions offering HIV testing to attendees? - Dhole Moments

Spoiler: It’s nothing scandalous or bad. Every once in a while, someone posts this photo on Twitter to attempt to dunk on furries: Midwest FurFest 2018 Over the years, I’ve seen this di…

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Show threadSoatok Dreamseeker1d ago

If anyone goes to non-furry events with 1000+ attendees, pitch this to their board.

Let's make every event offer harm reduction.

Show threadDelta Sierra19h ago

@soatok Having attended many work/professional conventions and many many furry conventions:

Attendees at BOTH would benefit from HIV testing. Hell, attendees at ANY type of convention would benefit from free HIV testing.

Show threadFurryBeta19h ago
@notthatdelta @soatok “But if we offer testing, it will make it seem like we’re encouraging that behavior!”, rather than accepting human nature and trying to make sure that what will happen is done at least in a more safe fashion
Show threadDelta Sierra19h ago
@FurryBeta @soatok people are going to fuck, ESPECIALLY in a setting where they don't have to clean up afterwards.
Show threadAria <3 17h ago
@notthatdelta @FurryBeta @soatok do people fuck in public spaces and expect the staff to do the cleanup? that sounds like jerk behavour to me.
Show threadSoatok Dreamseeker17h ago

@ariarhythmic @notthatdelta @FurryBeta I think they meant hotel rooms.

But also: Please tip your fucking housekeepers (at least in the US and Canada). Even $20/room is meaningful.

Housekeeping gets paid in tips. Most people do not know this. More people should know this.

(Also don't leave horrible messes for them plz)

Show threadDelta Sierra

@soatok @ariarhythmic @FurryBeta Yeah, I meant hotel rooms. It's nice to not have to worry about post-coital towel/sheet laundry for once, I get that. Plus it feels pretty decadent to order room service and eat/drink in bed!

And also yeah, ALWAYS tip your hotel staff, even if they don't turn over the room daily they still have to clean everything up at the end of your stay. It's also not bad form to leave any (unopened!) leftover snacks, drinks, booze out in plain sight. Never know what might help someone. Plus a bit of pre-cleaning (get all your trash in one spot, towels in one pile, flush the goddamn toilet, etc).

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Show threadAria <3 15h ago
@notthatdelta @soatok @FurryBeta how do you forget to flush a toilet how does that happen
Show threadDelta Sierra15h ago
@ariarhythmic @soatok @FurryBeta there's a line between "I don't clean this space so I'm just going to relax in it this weekend" and "I don't clean this space so I'm going to be a disgusting filth goblin since someone else deals with it", and people cross that line ALL THE TIME.
Show threadFurryBeta11h ago
@notthatdelta @ariarhythmic @soatok No doubt. I can’t imagine what hotel cleaning staff have seen and had to clean up. Unless I was truly desperate, you couldn’t pay me enough to do that job, under the conditions that they work in.