Hello all, it has been brought to our attention that there may be some misconceptions going around about this project. We hope to take a minute of your time to try and clear this up.
First we would like to blatantly state that, yes, we are a proship project, but that in no way means we support the actions of real life predators. We do not believe MAPs belong in LGBTQIA+ spaces. We cannot keep equating ‘proship’ to ‘pedophile’. We would also like to state that the interpretation of our promotional images, as those seem to be a reason for the flare of misconceptions, are left up to the observer. They are ambiguous pieces of characters to showcase pride flags and inclusion. Nothing more, nothing less. The inclusion of popular ship tags are in order to garner more attention as well as make it easier for those who have been malaffected by instances of said ship proper precaution to block the mention and keep themselves safe.
Our project's only intention is to spread love, inclusion, support and raise awareness. We are a solely Safe-For-Work zine, and our proceeds will be going to charity. The contents of the zine itself will not be ship centric, and that should not be a major concern whatsoever. Our main focus of the zine is not in ships, but seeing as relationships are the part of LGBTQIA+ life, they will not be banned or barred. The zine is meant to showcase the characters we have all grown to love while celebrating any and all queer headcanons our contributors will have of them.
It’s been a point of contention within LGBTQIA+ spaces of the perception of ‘straightness’. Please do not forget all of our Bi, Trans, Pan, Poly, Ace and other orientations. They belong in our family just as much as Gay or Lesbian do.
Finally we would ask that you please remember this is a show of support and love for our family under the same rainbow flag. There are enough battles out there, we do not need to add infighting. Don’t forget that at the end of the day our battle is always for real, living people. Fiction and reality are two separate things, and our energy should be directed towards real people that need help.
Thank you all for your time.
