A (Q)ueer (T)rans (Collect)ive for rebuilding your internets

CollectQT is a queer/trans founded and operated organization serving marginalized community members and others. We are currently working on building a social network tentatively titled Quirrel, in addition to developing a number of social justice, sex education, and marginalized community outreach and support initiatives.

Funding for Queer/Trans run organizations is difficult to do due to systematic oppression set into place. Also given that CollectQT as an organization does not deal with things such as respectability politics, finding major funding in our capitalistic society is that much harder.

CollectQT aims to employ queer/trans individuals, whom statistically face a more difficult time maintaining and gaining employment due to multiple instances of systematic oppression. CollectQT was founded by  Lynn Cyrin, programmer and tech author. As the scope of CollectQT grew, Lynn hired on Ophelia Black to work on building a safer community and spaces for sex workers, and Rin Oliver to work on Public Relations.

All staff at CollectQT are queer and trans, and it is our goal to continue to hire trans women, TPoC, and other queer/trans individuals to work for our organization. In addition to building a social network, we are working on the following projects:
 

• Quirrel- Our queer/trans and other marginalized individual centric social network--where those who seek a safe space will be able to exist on social media without fear of oppressive policies or harassment.
  
• QTToys - At QT Toys we realize that the sex toy industry is filled with transphobia and racial fetishism. Many toys are marketed as for 'men' and for 'women', ignoring a huge group of people purchasing sex toys that are not being represented. We believe that sex toys are gender neutral. As long as they are body safe then anyone should buy what sex toy they feel like would suit them best without making them feel isolated or their identity erased in the process.
  
• The Block Bot - Collect QT founder Lynn Cyrin has taken on the task of re-progamming The Block Bot to add a variety of new features in order to better serve the many communities now requiring the services of The Block Bot. As Lynn continues re-coding TBB throughout the remainder of 2015, the following feature improvements are being discussed or revamped:
  
  
  • Facilitating the formation of more than one blocking team.
  • Allowing users to opt-in or opt-out of individual blocker’s blocks.
  • Creating clear policies for adding and removing blockers and admins.
  • Handling appeals more consistently.
  • Expanding users’ block-list choices.
  • Soliciting feedback from users more effectively.
  • Providing a more robust system for users to suggest blocks.
    

As this is a donation-based Patreon, we will not be offering perks currently. Our goal through this is to be able to get started on projects where we are able to sustain ourselves in the future without the need of donations. All donations are greatly appreciated in helping us form a better economic stability for QTs.