Now that I'm a Dolphin,
I can do something about it.
I can do something about it.
Being transgender myself, I have a personal interest in seeing the #LGBT and #Transgender categories build up here on Steemit.
Even more exciting is that I'm finally in a position where I can start doing something about it. I know I'm not the biggest Steem Power holder, but I do have enough to start making a difference. For some weeks now I've already been curating these two tags myself, trying to add to payouts of posts I found touching, interesting, etc in there. I do view my upvotes as a message of 'I want to see more of this."
To take this a step further, two days ago I delegated 500 each to two different Steemians that are going to help me watch these types of posts and upvote accordingly. While a $5 payout may not look like a lot, with the Steem Dollars still selling around $8...the author would be getting at least $15 just from their SBD part.
I have also begun asking for new authors in various large, closed LGBT and Transgender groups on Facebook (many with 20,000 or more members) with this message, hoping to get some of them to start posting here on Steemit.
In case you're curious, this is my introduction post that you see included in the Facebook message: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@sykochica/my-transgender-journey
Q: How can I help?
- If you would like to delegate and Steem Power toward curating these communities, it would be very appreciated. However right now I do feel an impact can be made without this...for now.
- Post good content and comments in the LGBT and/or Transgender tags. I guaranty I will be going through every new post that is made.
- Promote discussion and understanding between differing views. But remember some people are just looking to fight versus learn.
- Check out, read and maybe even vote for a post you find worthy in the LGBT and/or Transgender tags. It doesn't matter if we differ on what we find worthy!
A few important points:
- While I may not personally upvote things that I disagree with, I CAN guaranty you I won't be flagging these posts or comments.
- Everyone is more than open to be giving their opinions and what research they have gathered together. I'm not wanting to silence differing views, in fact I want to promote them and their ensuing discussions. However, I WILL tag abuse!
- With the LGBT and Transgender tags having few posts being created, I do feel I can keep up some decent curation as it stands. However if there is an influx of news posts in these categories, some things may get missed or have smaller upvotes given across more posts.
Q: Why not include the Gay and Lesbian tags too?
Because there is lot of NSFW in both of those and while I don't have a problem with it being there, I prefer to not have to sift through that myself. I'll likely revisit this should things grow, but for right now, having limited resources, I'm start with just the two tags.
[UPDATE: LGBTQ tag WILL be included in this initiative too.]
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