1. Please choose an appropriate name. We recommend choosing the fem name you might choose to go by in your day-to-day life.
2. You may not intentionally misgender other members. Respect for everyone's gender identity is mandatory. While we won't grab the ban hammer for honest mistakes, members who are found to be intentionally disregarding the identity or chosen pronouns of others will be subject to disciplinary action. If you find that people often confuse your gender based on your name and are bothered by this, we recommend choosing a different name that leaves less room for error.
3. Be supportive of all members. Implying that a particular member's problems are less pressing or valid than those of others is not allowed. Likewise, invalidating the experiences of another member or suggesting they're overreacting to their situation or faking a crisis is forbidden. If you feel unable to respond supportively to what a member is discussing, choose instead not to respond at all.
4. You must be honest with what you share with the community. While you are by no means expected to share every last detail of your life, what you do choose to discuss must be true. Those found to be spinning tales to the community for whatever reason will be banned.
5. The following behavior is strictly forbidden everywhere on the site: flame wars, trolling, deliberately provoking arguments, intentionally insulting others or yourself. . . you get the idea.
6. All posts and conversations held at official handles will be in English & couple of regional languages. Our staff speaks mainly English & few regional languages, and we must be able to effectively moderate all content. Please bear with us, if you are having difficulty in handling any communication.
7. You may not advertise good or services, ask for money, or otherwise solicit our members in any way.
8. Arguing with team or ignoring their requests is forbidden. The steps to appeal team decisions can be found at our website. If a moderator takes action in the moment that you disagree with, those steps are your only option for reversing that decision. If a moderator intervenes in a discussion that has gotten out of hand and instructs those participating to drop the subject, you are expected to drop it and move on. Continuing to engage other involved parties or the moderator will result in disciplinary action being taken. Finally, speaking abusively to a volunteer under any circumstances is grounds for an immediate ban from participating in the site.
9. You may not encourage others to engage in illegal activity. This includes encouraging the use of hormones obtained through means other than a legitimate prescription under the supervision of a physician.
10. You may not share the dose of any medication you are taking, (including hormones) or recommend dangerous / harmful treatments. What works for you may well be fatal for someone else. This includes both herbal and non-prescription hormones, "reparative" or "conversion" therapy, and any other medication or treatment that has been proven to be fraught with danger.
11. The content of private messages must remain private. You may not share the content of your private discussions with anyone without the express permission of the person to whom you are speaking privately. If someone messages you inappropriately, however, you are encouraged to share those messages with a member of staff. This can be done via copy and paste into a private message window with a staff member in chat or by using the "report message" function in the forums.
12. You may not publicly discuss disciplinary action taken against you. As has been previously stated, the steps for appeal printed below are your only option if you disagree with such action.
13. Members under the age of 18 are not allowed to share personally identifying information. This includes your full name and any contact information, be it telephone number, instant messenger handle, email address, or other details. Photos of minors - even if that minor is you - may not be posted anywhere in the forums or chat. Members may not solicit contact or identifying information from minors. Anyone who asks a minor to share information they are not allowed to share on this site will be immediately and permanently banned.
14. You may not share personally identifying information or contact information anywhere on the site that is publicly visible. For your safety, we recommend not sharing it at all. If you do choose to provide this information to another member, however, you must do so via private message.
15. Members must respect the rights of individual copyright holders at all times. Images from other sites (with the exception of public sites whose intention is for images to be shared), links to illegally distributed content, or encouragement of or guidance on how to infringe on others' copyrights is not allowed.
16. Moderators have discretion over all situations. It is likely that, from time to time, a situation will arise that isn't explicitly covered in these rules. Moderators are empowered to make decisions in the moment when faced with such situations. It is expected that their decisions will be respected.