Code of Conduct

TRUST Code of Conduct

  1. This is an 18 and up space. While we would love to include younger members, we do not have the capacity for the organizational requirements to do so. Children of members may attend some physical events with their guardians on a case-by-case basis, but may not participate in the Discord.
  2. Keep it legal. This one should be obvious. Don’t do crimes or discuss crimes you have done in the recent past, crimes which you are currently doing, or crimes which you plan to do in the future in TRUST spaces.
  3. Be respectful of each other. Call people the names and pronouns people ask to be called. Use inclusive language to the best of your ability. Don’t insult each other, don’t make unwelcome comments about each other, publicly call each other out, or try to humiliate one another. Don’t gang up or pile on if someone else does one of those things.
  4. Bigotry and harassment will not be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, bigotry or harassment based on: gender (or lack thereof), sexual orientation (or lack thereof), ethnicity, national origin, race, neurotype, ability/disability, age, caste, religion (or lack thereof), and physical appearance or size. 
    1. No NSFW content in the Discord. While discussions may border on sexual topics – e.g. libido changes following surgery or sharing spicy book recommendations – sexual and otherwise explicit content including images and discussion of specifics should be kept out of TRUST Discord channels (and get enthusiastic consent before sharing it privately!). 
    2. At physical events, get consent before touching someone, and refrain from making sexual advances or comments to other attendees or volunteers – even if you are in a relationship, sexually explicit comments in public settings may make others uncomfortable. If in doubt, ask a member of the Board of Directors (@Directors role on Discord).
  6. Be conscious when sharing sensitive discussions or content, especially anything likely to trigger common traumas, such as violence, abuse, sex-adjacent content, self-harm, transphobia, or religious content. On Discord, ensure any discussion of these topics are kept in the appropriate channels (most likely #support-talk, #support-vent, #activism, or #spirituality as appropriate) and use spoiler tags with a content warning (silly example via my cat: “CW abuse: ||i can see the bottom of my food bowl!!!!||”) to allow folks to opt-in to seeing specific content if you have any doubt.
  7. Respect others’ privacy. Do not post pictures of people or people’s personal information without their consent. Do not “out” people’s gender, sexuality, medical status, or other sensitive characteristics, either inside or outside of the TRUST community. Note that people’s attendance of TRUST is likely included in this because it is indicative of transgender status!
  8. If a TRUST Board member or volunteer asks you to stop doing something, please stop doing it.
  9. We are all here to support one another, so please interact in good faith and assuming the same from others. When engaging in TRUST spaces, please consider the overall tone you are putting into a community that stands for mutual support, new friendships, and taking a breather from the craziness of life. Lead with the energy you want to see.
  10. Don’t make us make another rule. If you are about to do something and think of this rule, pause and check with someone on the Board (@Directors role on Discord) before doing it.

If you wish to discuss violations or potential violations of this code of conduct, speak with any member of the Board of Directors. Anything you bring to us will be kept in confidence and shared only as necessary to deal with the issue in question.

Promoting your work and the work of other trans creators you know or enjoy is okay. If you do it too much we might ask you to cool it. Be mindful of sensitive content as noted above.

Signal is a very good option for having private conversations you can be reasonably sure are genuinely private.

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