Community moderation

Protect the signal, protect the people

Queer Atlas welcomes disagreement, nuance, and honest criticism. It does not welcome content that makes queer discovery less safe, less truthful, or less humane.

Reports

Human reviewed

Safety concerns

Prioritized

Enforcement

Proportionate

What is not allowed

  • Hate speech, slurs, harassment, threats, targeted abuse, or encouragement of violence.
  • Doxxing, outing, impersonation, or sharing non-consensual intimate material.
  • Spam, manipulation, fabricated experiences, or fraudulent venue and event claims.
  • Sexual content involving minors or content that compromises consent and safety.

How moderation works

Reports enter a moderation queue with context and a reason. Moderators may review the content, account history, supporting material, and the risk of leaving the content visible while a decision is made.

  • Possible actions include a warning, correction request, visibility restriction, removal, or account limitation.
  • Severe safety violations may be acted on immediately.
  • Repeated manipulation or abuse may lead to stronger restrictions.

Fairness and appeals

People may contact Queer Atlas if they believe a moderation decision or factual claim is wrong. A different reviewer should assess disputed high-impact decisions where practical.

Venue criticism and lived experience

Specific, good-faith accounts of discrimination, exclusion, access barriers, or poor treatment are allowed. We may request clarification or evidence when a claim could cause significant harm and cannot be responsibly assessed as written.