I felt it was only right to make this. :)

You stop that right now. >:( No duck business

I'm pretty sure that wanting to make friends and actually socializing with them does not equal taking over a community.

Really such a basic goddamned concept.

But maybe actually interacting with your community may help you understand that very distinct difference.

Absolutely pathetic behavior exhibited from an ultimately disappointing person. Everyone, I implore you to stick up for your friends within your own capacity, especially when they need it the most. ALWAYS protect your friends

Imagine a bunch of people leaving a community and NOT ONLY not own up to the fact that it's a you issue, but block the people that have taken issue to your inaction, and blaming silence on trauma about apologizing.

I'm going to keep stimming in a community that actually appreciates my friendship.

My wife @emmieelliott.bsky.social is the strongest person I ever met. Even after her talk earlier this week, she took care of Mallow everyday while I'm at work plus working on her homework, nailing on quizzes. I don't know what I would do if she wasn't there. I love her so much 💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡

BEEBO CREW!!! Also CIF I HOPE YOUVE BEEN THRIVING!!

I realize I had a typo here;
It took GDQ VOLUNTEERS reaching out again on my behalf to get any sort of response.

ALSO YES WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY STABD UP FOR VICTIMS. I am with you, my friend!!!

While the Shout issue and GDQ issues are separate, me being stuck in my situation under someone on staff allowed me to see behind the curtain of GDQ, and I wish to this day that I never got a peek, because it ruined what I thought GDQ was at it’s core. And it’s sad.

— and that’s it, and it took GDQ reaching out again on my behalf to get any sort of response.

I’ve had friends be stalked, harassed, assaulted and more and when they bring it up to GDQ they get ignored or the person who is the aggressor gets either a promotion to staff or a slap on the wrist.

— “empath”, and would not back off or away when I told him too. I had friends there aware of what was happening, protecting me from him, because I reached out to security both over email and in person and nothing was done until weeks after the event wrapped up. He was banned for 2 events—

NO no. You are completely fine!!! I appreciate you and your support, but also I’m so sorry you’ve also seen this shit be blown over and ignored in the GDQ space. The one time I was at GDQ I had a guy stalking me and where I went, saying he could “feel the pain I feel being blind” because he’s an—

— I’m not looking for a witch hunt, pity, or anything. I’m asking for improvement, awareness, and support to others in similar situations as I was in.

Please, just take care of each other, and y’all? Take NO shit. None.🧡

— It’s a loud and clear “Fuck Shout.”

3. I don’t wish to continue, or rally on about my specific case further than I have. I’ve done my healing, I got my justice, I got my freedom and friends back, and I can now move on. I’m just asking that people keep this story in mind moving forward.—

GDQ didn’t protect Shout knowing what he did. They’re protecting him but not making a statement and firing him quietly.
2. I need people to hear me and understand me when I say that my issue is mainly with Shout. Me coming forward was NOT to be “Fuck GDQ”. Like yes, fuck GDQ at this point, but—

- I met him through GDQ and bonded over it. GDQ did NOT know about my situation with him. They still need to be better about all the OTHER reports that WERE and ARE within their walls however.

Therefore, GDQ in the grand scheme of my situation was not very involved at all. —

I also want to make a few things clear as there may be some misunderstandings;
1. What Shout did to me was mainly outside of GDQ walls. GDQ didn’t directly protect him, but did protect him and others when they don’t stand up for those who do make reports within their space. -

-- Because of my blindess (and the fact that the internet isn't great for my mental health), I usually only check my Instagram and Blusky once in a very, very blue moon to give updates to mutuals, friends and family who are long distant.

Thank y'all for your support and time. <3

--I am happily married and grossly obsessed with my incredible Wifehusband @cassiakalas.bsky.social, who is my whole world. I'm a dog trainer, a video game lover (I play by trial and error a lot for those wondering), and I have a million health issue and too much lore.--

-- In the years I've been gone, I've given multiple talks about being a disabled and queer student at campus events and have won an award for my crayfish autonomy research that I'm still conducting. I'm an animal behavior major with 2 minors in biology and natural resource management.--

I know I have a lot of eyes on me right now, and a lot of y'all don't know me and who I am outside of the GDQ talk so real quick;
I'm Emmie Elliott, they/them/any/all, queer as hell. I'm at university as a non-traditional, blind (yes, cane and all) student who is in the animal sciences.--

If you're a mutual I've had for years that I met through GDQ and you're seeing me following you back; I didn't unfollow because of anything you did. I had to do a GDQ purge on my feeds everywhere to keep my mental health in check. <3

I LOVE YOU TOO VILLY <3

-- volunteers create is so important and wonderful. <3 I'm done with GDQ, I grieved it and what I thought it was for over a decade of my life, but the people there? The ones like you who reach out and come together to support each other? THAT'S what I missed. THAT'S what GDQ should be. <3

-- their stories with me privately, and how a different incident happened to me with a volunteer in the past was handled. And the fact that they're not going to make any sort of statement or comment on Shouts firing also speaks volumes.

However, the spaces that honest, kind and good runners and --

The issue with GDQ itself as an organization is that they have brushed off harassment and stalking reports in the past from other people about other staff/volunteers at the events and little to nothing gets actually fixed or is done about them. I know this from others sharing --

-- as they gave me the courage and opportunity to finally feel safe about coming out from the shadows again.

I started as a fan of Shouts, and look how it ended. I cannot let this happen to anyone again if I can help it by sharing even the littlest bit of how his abuse effected me.

--, and I was in a deep depression for years. Seeing my friends be at an event that I couldn't go to, or even look at or think about, not being able to give any answers because I knew I didn't stand a chance. The person who reported Shout and got him fired is someone I'm eternally grateful to,--

-be afraid to stand up and say something is wrong because of someones status in the company, or in ANY space.

When I finally got away from the situation and started getting help to process everything, I had nearly lost all the friends I made, I did lose the charity event I loved with all of me--