It’s quite shitty that despite all the heart-warming stories and potential to make folks feel less alone, my first thought was how this self-disclosure on a map can endanger said people.

EDIT: I already found a pin in the city near where I grew up that I’m pretty confident I know who wrote.

EDIT2: If I was creating this website, I would try to think of ways to use coarser locations or maybe display local stories in a way that is disconnected from the dropped pins.

Queering the map is such a cool project. Sometimes I like to just see what people wrote close to where I am.

Oh! Worth mentioning you can donate to the people handling this project on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/queeringthemap

What a wonderful project, I teared up a little reading some of these, especially the ones from my home province. We’re small, rural, and usually quite behind on LGBTQ+ rights (not to mention our government’s current attack on trans & non-binary kids in schools.)

It’s honestly a treasure to be able to read experiences that closely reflect mine. Makes me feel less alone in the sea of constant cisheteronormativity.

aww, i love this site! but i also can’t find the pin i know i put there when i found the site anymore- i wonder if they removed it. oh well

I’m amazed that even my small hometown in the north of England has points!

What a beautiful little project. This is what the Internet is made for. People sharing moments because it makes them feel happy