PSA: being required to publicly announce that you are joining a group or organization before you can participate (or at any point to avoid punishment) is a HUGE NEON RED FLAG.
ESPECIALLY if youre worried your peers will leave you or harass you when they find out.
this is a manipulation tactic designed to separate you from your support system with the goal of isolating you from anyone outside the group.
there are safer vetting methods out there. no trustworthy queer organization should force you to say something that could potentially get you killed.

















