There are 15 LGBTQ+ specific instances on the joinmastodon list. More which aren’t on the list, but any of these are a place to start. joinmastodon.org/servers
6 on calckey’s list calckey.org/join/#lgbtq+. The main devs for Calckey are very LGBTQ+ friendly.
You can browse the local feeds of instances you’re considering to see what others on that instance tend to post. More important IMO is that you find an instance whose moderation policy suits you. But you can always migrate to another server so don’t over think picking one. Sign up, follow lots of hashtags and groups (in the Explore box, type in # or @ followed by various keywords for your interests to get started), follow lots of people.
yeah the big one that i’m aware of Blahaj–although last i heard they were also spending a ridiculous amount of hosting money with no obvious revenue streams to make up for that so i’m not sure if they’ve got that sorted out
Sounds like you made more research than i did. I just saw blahaj so i joined this instance. Was waiting for an instance to have close to a similar feel than my lgbt reddit feed had
Iirc, the admins said that they’re able to cover the cost of hosting (currently).
without a specific breakdown i’d always be a little wary of language like that in this space because it could mean “we have enough coming in to more than cover the cost and nobody should worry” but it might also mean “our admin/admins are paying mostly/entirely out of pocket and they’re fine with doing that but it’s not sustainable forever”. (this unique sort of worry is why we’re transparent with finances)
They’ve said they’re paying out of pocket, though the only stat I’ve seen is that it’s “significantly” more than $20 a month (which… could be basically anything lol.)
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