I’ve decided to make a new rule: no posting negative news articles without a call to action or way to help. Many online queer communities (and ESPECIALLY trans, considering what’s been happening globally) are full of these articles. I get staying informed, and it’s important to an extent, but it also tanks our mental health to be constantly bombarded by them without any way to make things better.
There’s a place for those articles, but it’s not gonna be here.
Is this fair?
I think it’s a good idea, and there may not always be immediately available solutions to all situations. When there is, great let’s have it so we can get active. Hmm, and I guess, if one is in or is trying to bring attention to a situation that needs to change, that posting is a way of finding community support, and solutions.