Editorial standards

Independent, useful, accountable

Our editorial work should help a reader make a better real-world decision. Accuracy, context, transparency, and queer lived experience take priority over promotional language or artificial certainty.

Priority

Reader usefulness

Commercial influence

Disclosed

Corrections

Visible

Editorial independence

Advertising, partnerships, complimentary access, or venue relationships must not buy a positive recommendation or suppress a relevant concern. Material relationships should be disclosed close to the content they affect.

How we write

  • Use specific, natural language and avoid repeating template claims across different places.
  • Distinguish durable facts from time-sensitive details and subjective atmosphere.
  • Do not present a single review, rumor, or social post as broad community consensus.
  • Avoid outing, doxxing, stereotyping, or unnecessary personal details.

AI and editorial responsibility

AI may assist with organization, comparison, translation, and drafting. It is not accepted as a source. Published claims should be traceable to real evidence, and responsibility remains with the named author and editor.

Automated wording must never be used to manufacture certainty, firsthand experience, or community consensus.

Conflicts and sponsored work

Sponsored or commissioned work should be labeled. Editorial rankings and safety-related judgments should not be sold. Contributors should disclose relationships that could reasonably affect their judgment.