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[candycornskull]

I hate my city, when u look up for stuff that's queer its mostly a flinta spaces (German term I think? It means female, lesbian ,intersex, nonbinary, agender) which is like still all basically girls allowed cus they don't want men there means it's most likely a radfem space but also they see intersex, nonbinary and a agender as girls or ur a wrong kind of queer but also why wouldn't you want queer men there? Trans men? It's exhostinggg

[candycornskull]

Just to clarify, there's a bill that would STOP credit card companies from controlling who's allowed to spend money on porn or "risque" (read: queer) content. If you don't think big business should be able to tell you what to spend your own damn money on, call your senators and reps to let them know! It's the Fair Access to Banking Act, H.R.987 in the House, S.410 in the Senate.

[candycornskull]

Steam, Itch.io and the banning of explicit and LGBT+ Content. What can we do?

[All images in this post have alt/id text if you need it or want to copy paste anything]

With no warning, Itch.io, a site where many host their indie games, comics, books and more, has started purging and shadowbanning explicit and LGBT+ works. Creators got no warning. And if they were still owed payouts from these works, Itch.io is saying they won't give them their money as they 'broke the rules'. Rules that were only just set in place, with no warning, and therefore no way for creators to try and draw out their money or delete these 'offending' works before they got banned under the new rules.

So Itch.io has been the most recent to fall to the demands of a group that's been contacting Visa and Mastercard and convincing them to threaten sites/businesses with 'stop selling what we consider to be explicit content on your sites of we'll stop allowing your site to have transactions with Visa and Mastercard'. Steam folded, and now Itchio has too. And a reminder earlier this year Gumroad also stopped allowing explicit content, further back than that Patreon banned some kinks and fetishes even if it's depicted in fiction not real life, and I don't have to explain to you guys the great Tumblr explicit content ban of 2018.

And as always remember this doesn't stop with sexually explicit work as LGBT+ stories and people are often labelled as explicit and already we're seeing works being taken off Itch.io that are about LGBT+ and especially trans stories. Other non-sexually explicit works I've seen already getting shadowbanned, delisted or deleted are SFW games featuring furries/anthros, SFW dress up games (because when you take the clothes the model is nude), and the aforementioned SFW games that include LGBT+ characters and stories.

I'm compiling here information I've seen around various social medias, mostly Bluesky, because I haven't seen all these things shared over here.

I don't personally have explicit content on itch, but I had been considering one day selling things on there and I do currently have explicit content on my Patreon, my main source of income, and am terrified that Patreon is going to fold next (if anyone knows alterative for hosting audio content behind a paid subscription service please let me know so I can start maybe making a back-up in case the worst happens). Because for me personally if Patreon goes next, it's not like I can go out and easily get another job. Not only because in general finding and getting a job is difficult enough, but I'm autistic and have chronic pain and have been constantly getting sick or new pains over the last few years and don't feel safe being trans in the UK right now and all of that combined rules me out of a lot of jobs and makes me feel unsafe to apply to any. I'm so grateful I've been able to make a community around my work, but if Patreon caves next and I just leave my SFW posts on Patreon... 10% of my Patreons are signed up to the SFW tier, 90% are signed up to the explicit tier... I know if Patreon caves I will go from someone living comfortably who's searching to move out of my parents so I can live in a safer environment to someone who can no longer even afford the rent I pay to my parents. I'll try and get an alterative found and set up in case that happens and I can only hope you guys will follow me to whatever other site I have to set up... but it feels unlikely that people will get a whole new account on a whole new payment provider just to support me on a website they might never have heard of...

But what can we do right now?

A petition you can sign (international but you do have to give your name, email, and postal/zip code):

Get calling:

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372

MasterCard (UK): 0800 964 767

Mastercard (International.): +1-636-722-7111

Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911 / 1-800-VISA-911

Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440

Visa (UK) : 0800 891 725 or use their international call collect +1 303 967 1096

Visa (International): (call collect - it costs them $): +1-303-967-1096

PayPal (US): 1-888-221-1161

PayPal (UK): 0800 358 7911 from landline, +44 203 901 7000 mobile

PayPal (International): 1-402-935-2050

(numbers gathered from these posts X X X )

Don't know what to say on the phone? Here's a script written by timidtanuki:

Creators have had their work removed off Itch.io with no warning and since it's been removed for 'breaking the rules' (rules that were suddenly in place with no warning) they aren't entitled to get their payouts. Just like other sites such as Youtube and Twitch and Etsy, Itch.io hold onto money from their users in a wallet and then give them payouts. So there is money creators have made, are owed, that Itch.io is not giving to them.

People are recommending that if you still have works on Itch.io to turn down the revenue sharing to 0% so that Itch.io no longer takes a cut or your money if you no longer want to support Itchi.io finically but don't want to remove your works from their platform. X

Other Bluesky posts and calls to action I've seen:

radiantg.bsky.social is asking for anyone on Itch.io who got their game deindexed, removed , or payouts turned off to reach out to them (espeically if you make explicit and/or LGBT+ games) for a piece of journalism about what is happening.

sleepyhard.bsky.social is making a threat of all the games that Itch.io has censored/removed from their site search function. Obviously be aware this will include 18+ only games, games with sexual content and other dark or heavy themes.

thetransfemininereview.com wants you to reach out to them if you're a trans creator on Itch.io who is being affected by this so they can make an accurate report. they say 'authors' in their post and I'm unsure if they also want game devs to reach out.

dropdownbear.bsky.com wants you to reach out if you have purchased things on Itch.io that you can now no longer access because of this ban. they can include them in a report being filed with the Australian Consumer Commission as this may be a violation of Australian Consumer rights. If you are Australian you can no longer access things you purchased of Itch.io you can report directly with this guide.

It's a scary time for adult creators and sex workers. It's a scary time to be trans. Support creators. And if anyone knows of any alternate payment providers that allow explicit work, and/or alternate websites to Itch (and in case things get worse, also give me Patreon alternates please) where people can host, sell and/or offer paid subscriptions to writing, images, videos, audios, games and more please leave them in the replies. And please help share this post, the posts I'm linking too, and any other resources you can find.

Minors DNI. Ageless blogs DNI. I want resources and help but I don't reply to this post or follow this blog if you're under 18, this is an explicit blog and not for anyone under 18.

[candycornskull]

go play my friends game !!!!!

L'Homme Sous Le Chapeau

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PLAY THE DEMO

FEATURES

• Every choice matters.

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• Available to play in English, French and German.

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[candycornskull]

Also its so nice to ask further about what i meant its not even about english but i never really manage to get my point across- like i do realize that maybe the hating on men part might not be everyones tea but thank you that i got the chance to clear up that i belive if someone identifies as any gender they are that gender 100 percent no question asked.

Hey re that transmisogynistic dog post...you know it's not about hating men right??? Trans women are not men. I think maybe you didn't mean it like how it came across, as you seem like a chill person and maybe english isnt your first language, but it was worded as though you think hatred of trans women is just hatred of men, which is simply not the case. Trans women are women.

oh yeah deffo trans woman are woman ! but also the person who owns the dog was like its super often that dogs are scared of men cus of their vibes and i just wanted to point out how thinking like that is also super duper weird like how there arnt men out there systimatically tryng to give dogs trauma so this person not only uses their dogs to be openly transphobic for her excuse but also hating on men ( which would not help a dog with actual trauma ) its a double wammy though there can be people who hate men and accept transwoman as woman but thinking like thats basically how most radfems think most do not think transwoman are woman becouse they belive those are really just men dresing up for evil reasons ...like taking care of dogs ? doing sports or just going to the toilet. yes its 100 precent transphobic but its also stems from hating men with such a passion it makes them look a little stupid.

[candycornskull]

Hey re that transmisogynistic dog post...you know it's not about hating men right??? Trans women are not men. I think maybe you didn't mean it like how it came across, as you seem like a chill person and maybe english isnt your first language, but it was worded as though you think hatred of trans women is just hatred of men, which is simply not the case. Trans women are women.

oh yeah deffo trans woman are woman ! but also the person who owns the dog was like its super often that dogs are scared of men cus of their vibes and i just wanted to point out how thinking like that is also super duper weird like how there arnt men out there systimatically tryng to give dogs trauma so this person not only uses their dogs to be openly transphobic for her excuse but also hating on men ( which would not help a dog with actual trauma ) its a double wammy though there can be people who hate men and accept transwoman as woman but thinking like thats basically how most radfems think most do not think transwoman are woman becouse they belive those are really just men dresing up for evil reasons ...like taking care of dogs ? doing sports or just going to the toilet. yes its 100 precent transphobic but its also stems from hating men with such a passion it makes them look a little stupid.

[candycornskull]

It's very endearing to me how many people are willing to keep an eye on a video feed so they can push a button and let a fish in the Netherlands get to the other side of a dam.

[candycornskull]

hewwow im one of your friends's friend and need you to know that your icon jem bated me and i thought it was jem and the holograms and now im sad bc ik its not jem

with the low price of anything goes i will draw you someone from jem and the holograms, or me in that universe B)

[candycornskull]

first time posting an animation here 😳

[candycornskull]

I’m so glad! I got back into hs and rediscovered ye olde men yaoi and it’s so divineeeeee I love doing a bike au with them, I’ve recently even been roleplaying it and it’s so wonderful

urgh biker au sounds sooo fun, especially cus it's so punk !!! if you do write ffs you should definitely write it down !!!! I'm curious what aspect you´d go with! :D there are some biking gangs that are more mafia scary afterall but just a good ole lil rivals thing is good as well !

[candycornskull]

You ever think about ghb/summoner sometimes? I remember your art you did and how it kept me fed

I do !! I love my old mans so much !!!so much potential, I still look them up every now and then. I should definitely draw them again :]

[candycornskull]

>8] feeling very powerfull suddenly,,,, i shant promise more but i promise more with new information

I know overwatch most likley intended them to be roomates when they were older but they both studied at vishka university when they both were wee kiddos and its cute :]

[candycornskull]

its her hole !!! she came from there !

[candycornskull]

@jamesroach im late but no grave!!!! yipiie :]

[candycornskull]

Harls has my heart, he's literally so sweet I'm gonna cry<33

Also as an asexual gay guy it's sooooo refreshing and comforting to find a dating sim that's sfw like,, i swear I never find sfw ones.

Plus clowns, I love clowns sm and Harls is just the cutest!

I feel like I'm rambling, here is a lil Harls I drew

and the question of, does he have any other lore or backstory or anything?

<333

☀💛🧡💛OH MY GOOOOD ????? ITS HARLS !!!!!💛🧡💛 🌞 that´s so awesome of you !!! I am gonna show this to everyone in the development team !!!!!! and if you look for some sfw games the games for the nanoreno jam and similar are sfw :] !!! but YESSSS he has SOME backstory !!! so much there is technically even a prequel planned for the future 👀👀 let's just say ,,, mc has met the lil sunbeam before much younger🤭

gosh,,,,, I need to get this printed out i love you 4ever for this <3<3

[candycornskull]

is it meant like left or right ?

[candycornskull]

your honour (neuvilette) i love them

i have seen them , now you have to !!!