Community Guidelines
The Sapphic Library Community Guidelines
Fostering a safe and loving community is our top priority. These guidelines and our Terms of Use are made to ensure that every person on TSL has a safe and comfortable experience.
We encourage our community members to report any content on TSL that they believe violates our Community Guidelines.
We adhere to a zero-tolerance policy towards hate speech of any kind. We reserve the right to delete posts at our discretion. Failure to adhere to these guidelines will result in being removed and blocked from our platform with immediate effect.
Be Respectful
Engaging in racism, transphobia (including transmisogyny, trans-exclusionary language, and the fetishization of trans individuals), biphobia, fatphobia, ableism, sexism, religious discrimination or hate speech of any kind will be removed from the app. Harassment and bullying will not be tolerated. Microaggressions and/or exclusionary language will be taken seriously and in some cases result in a permanent ban.
If you are discussing sensitive topics, please include a Content Warning.
Be Empathetic
Our community represents many backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Be respectful of thoughts and opinions that may be different from your own.
No Solicitation
For the safety of yourself and others, we do not permit the sale of goods or services, including the promotion of paid events, sale of tickets, crowdfunding, or fundraising. This includes any post outwardly asking people for money.
Be Original
Use your material! If you’re using someone else’s words or content in your post or profile, please credit your sources.
Be Yourself
Posing as another individual, creating fake/scam accounts, or lying about being 18+ will result in immediately being banned from TSL. Predatory behaviour or catfishing of any kind will not be tolerated.
Be Honest
Be truthful about the information you share on TSL. Check your sources and do not knowingly spread misinformation.
Follow The Law
We do not tolerate illegal activity of any kind and will, in certain cases, report cases to relevant legal authorities.
TSL Suicide & Self-Harm Guidelines
The well-being and safety of the TSL community is a top priority. We have created our policies to support our community members who may be struggling and provide them with resources from experts.
We do not tolerate content depicting, normalizing, glorifying, encouraging, coordinating, or promoting suicide and self-injury. We highly encourage anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide and self-injury or someone who sees this issue, to immediately contact local emergency services or a mental health resource in their area.
If you see content that violates any of the above guidelines, please report it immediately through the app. This will not lead to their account’s ban and will help us reach out to the user to provide appropriate resources. Please note that when it is warranted, we will pursue contacting the relevant authorities.
TSL Photo Guidelines
Please respect the following guidelines when you upload your photo:
- Keep consent in mind; no nudity, including nipples, pornography, or otherwise sexually explicit content
- No images of minors, even if they're in the background or blurred
- No violence, weapons, offensive, or illegal content
- No images that are not yours
- If you see an image on TSL that violates these guidelines, please report that file and select 'Inappropriate photo' as the reason so that our moderators can review it as quickly as possible. admin@thesapphiclibrary.com
All photos MUST comply with and are subject to TSL's Terms of Use. We reserve the right to remove any profile photo not in compliance with the guidelines or Terms of Use, or at its sole discretion.
