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

Let's make every event offer harm reduction.

@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.

@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
@FurryBeta @soatok people are going to fuck, ESPECIALLY in a setting where they don't have to clean up afterwards.
@notthatdelta @FurryBeta @soatok do people fuck in public spaces and expect the staff to do the cleanup? that sounds like jerk behavour to me.

@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)

@soatok @ariarhythmic @notthatdelta @FurryBeta

Housekeeping gets paid in tips

What the Fuck North America.

@erincandescent @notthatdelta @soatok @FurryBeta It's a fucking job what the fuck
@ariarhythmic @erincandescent @soatok @FurryBeta yeah I'm a weird cryptid furry thing who thinks any fulltime job should pay a living wage but sadly I don't make policy.