Lux Nocturna, The LGBT Friendly LS

[Neko_Yanagi]

Crass as he was, the man's got a point: why specify "LGBT-friendly?" Are you implicitly straight-unfriendly?

Does gender/orientation affect one's ability to stab/nuke in the game?

Are your members' sexual orientations that important to your LS activities and interactions? If so, wouldn't that be less "LGBT" and more "RP?" Or, again, is there a bias towards LGBT-themed RPing?

Being welcoming of members regardless of gender/orientation/whatever is one thing. Wearing it on your sleeve is something else.

(Hell, it's something someone running a linkshell full of "lesbian manthras" would say...)

Here is the problem we run into in our society. Straight is always acceptable, and doesn't make anyone uncomfortable, and very rarely does anyone hold prejudice against them. Homosexual/Transexual/Transgender individuals are not always as accepted. Because of people who do not understand them, or are prejudice, it's hard for a player to be completely open and honest about who they are when they don't know folks personal views on their orientation. It does not affect their ability to stab/nuke, but it does affect moral and our family atmosphere when everyone knows that everyone in the shell completely accept each other, no matter who they are.

When it comes to RPing, a role-player may not feel very comfortable with us because we are very honest about who we are irl, and we play as that person. Our conversations do often turn to our real lives, our families, our jobs, our loved ones. We like to think of each other as friends irl, even if only through our digital interactions.

I wish I could say "We accept everyone!" But we do not accept trolls, racists, or those who use prejudice language. If you took a look at our rules, it's obvious who we want in our shell. We also only accept those who are comfortable with LBGT folks being 100% open about their sexuality. That, sadly, does not include everyone.

We are welcome of all genders/orientations/whatever but we also want people who are accepting of all genders/orentations/whatever. Sometimes the only way to get the message out is a short but effective manner. To simply say we are LGBT friendly.

I am a straight married female running the shell, and felt strongly enough to decide to run a LGBT-friendly LS because I really wanted a LS environment where everyone can love one another for who they are and can be themselves. It's just that simple ^.^

A big THANK YOU to our supporters.

Yes, thanks to all the other LS leaders and friends of Lux who have showed their support and have even stood up for us. It means alot to us to have such valuable friends ^.^