Hi everyone!

We've noticed an increase in users accidentally being misgendered in the comments, particularly among our transgender and nonbinary community members. We don't believe this is happening out of malice as it's often as simple as overlooking a user's flair before commenting.

As a reminder, please take a moment to check a poster's user flair before leaving a comment. Many of our members use flairs to share their pronouns, and using the correct ones helps make the community more welcoming and respectful for everyone.

Mistakes happen, and if someone corrects you, please just acknowledge it, use the correct pronouns going forward, and move on. There's no need for anyone to feel embarrassed over an honest mistake, but making the effort to get it right can make a meaningful difference.

We've also updated our rules to reflect this expectation. Repeated or intentional misgendering, or refusing to respect another user's stated pronouns, may result in moderator action.

Thank you all for helping make this community a place where everyone feels comfortable participating. Your consideration and attention to the little things go a long way. 💜

Hey everyone,

We need to address a serious issue that’s been affecting our disability-centered spaces and damaging our community's feed.

Recently, we've seen an increase in users attempting to fake disabilities using AI-generated content, including fabricated stories, deepfakes, and false personas. In some cases, users have impersonated specific conditions like Down syndrome or chronic illnesses to gain attention or exploit the trust of this community. This behavior is *deeply* harmful, exploitative, and completely unacceptable here.

These actions not only disrespect real disabled people but actively endanger the safe and supportive environment we work hard to maintain. Our communities exist for actual disabled individuals to share experiences, find support, and connect authentically- not to be used as playgrounds for deceitful spam accounts.

We have already banned repeat offenders and are implementing stricter moderation policies along with reports to Reddit admin. Additionally, we are making a follow-up post that will act as a Wall of Integrity, where we will document users who have been caught and banned for this behavior. As these users continue to practice ban evasion, our best line of defense is showing their faces outright to the community so you know to not interact while their posts are being unmoderated. I do wish our team was large enough to always have eyes on posts daily, but unfortunately there’s only so much the Succ family can manage at once! (yes we are accepting mod applications via modmail!)

This post serves as your official warning: **if you are here under false pretenses, you will be removed.** If you see suspicious activity, please report it to the mod team directly. We will not be removing comments that call out known fakes.

To our genuine members: thank you for continuing to foster a community of real connection and mutual support. We will always do our best to protect you.

Stay safe,

The Mod Team