LGBTQ+, Disability & Trauma Rooms
Hey everyone!
Following the changes made to the rooms recently, we have updates on our Trauma, Disability and LGBTQ+ chatrooms.
We know these rooms particularly need a safe space and that it is difficult to navigate our regular rooms before or now. We have been working on an update and are ready to roll it out!
To gain access to these rooms, you will need to make a request here. There are no additional requirements for members however listeners will need to have the Active Listening Level 1 certificate found on this page. This means they will need to have taken the Listener Oath, 10 steps on their Growth Path and have had Five 1-1 Chats with members. The accounts will then be checked for behavior history as well as multiple accounts.
If all is good, you will receive the Support Key badge which will give you access to the chatrooms. We will try to have these processed as quickly as possible however ask for your patience in the beginning while we work it out.
How will new users know to make a request for access?
We will ask the Subcommunity leader to make this visible in there forum areas as well as include it in check ins. Any users who seek support in these topics in the Support Room or Community room will be sent the link to this post and welcome to request access
What happens if someone violates guidelines and chatroom rules?
We want these spaces to remain safe. This means if community guidelines are violated or any disruptions occur, the badge will be removed and the user will lose access to the rooms.
If you have any questions feel free to share and we will answer them as best we can. I hope that this will help improve the quality of support we can provide and that we can continue to move forward as a community.
Thank you to all of you who have been open minded and who continue to make this a community we can all be proud of!
@Lorraine234 is disability room going to be 24/7 open or still a pop up this bit wasnt clear and we have some confusion going on amongst the team right now on this fact
also ill make sure this is included in checki9ns im the forum mentor for disability so oversee the forum team i can also add it to the description of the subcom if it hasnt already been
@CaringBrit Good thinking! Thanks for the help. The room will remain open for now and we will see how this goes. Hoping this space stays safe and supportive so we can keep it that way and perhaps in the future use a similar methos for other areas too!
@Lorraine234 ok if you open disabilities subcom in the decription where it says chatrooms - i have linked it in linked this thread in there how does that look
@Lorraine234 i put this in the description
Chatrooms - the Adult Disability Support Room is badge locked to get access to the extra badge click HERE members need these badges too Strong Bond 1 (5 chats with 5 Listeners), Helpful heart ( 50 Compassion and listeners Tick Tock ( For reaching Ten 1-1 chats), Thankful Heart (For receiving 5 positive text reviews) Hearts) open 24/7 and the Teen Disability Support Room is a popup room, both have guided discussions, see the Calendar for schedules
the HERE bit is the link to this thread as for checkins will start from next week adding it in and will let other team members know on the the check in side to do that
@CaringBrit 10 1on1 chats? If maybe you had listeners available enough that would not be such a pain but the reality is you don't.
Your requirement to talk to listeners of 5+ is not helpful it only keeps people away.
@Vrsyren im not sure why your lashing out at me im sorry you feel it is a pain but i did not pick the requirements the community Managers did
@CaringBrit I am not lashing out, and I do not personally balme you for hte number. I Justice think that's it is a but unrealistic for those legitimately looking for help.
@Vrsyren was just the tone and wording is all no worries
@CaringBrit One of the issues with anything online or on the phone (txt). Important indicators like tone and body language are lost allowing for greater chances to misconvey or misunderstand a conversation.
@Vrsyren true
@Vrsyren Hi, There are some nice listeners out there. If you are interested let me know and I can give you a name or two.
@adventurousBranch3786 Depending on the topics they are familiar with I would not mind at all... I have found a couple that are although one one is regulary around or available.
@Vrsyren Hi You don't have to talk all at once. I think that it is 30 texts with 5 listeners as a requirement to get bak into the rooms. Jennysunrise8 is very nice.
@Vrsyren
Just an FYI, the 10 1-on-1 chats is the listener badge, not the member badge <3
Many in the 35plus room felt they needed an age based space since there issues were not addressed in other rooms. Maybe this could be done with that room as well. There are even less resources online for older people.
@Palliser That goes for the 50+ subcommunity as well.
@Palliser yeaaaaaaaaah. The suicide rates alone show they're not getting the support they need. I always thought it was a pretty busy room so i was surprised to see it go.
Thanks for this lorraine234
would it be possible to make this post more visible.
Other then that. This is great. :)
@Peter1447 ouch my posts glitched lorraine can you delete the repeats please
do you mean the post be alerted so everyone sees it .....
@Lorraine234
@CaringBrit
😱😱😱. Yeah like a featured thread
Is this for members or just listeners? That's not really clear here.
I do need access to the LGBTQ room as I relied on that for support, and that's been cut off completley.
@TheMadQueen420
the link is for both listeners and members. members just need to request.
Although listeners need additional requirements.
I filled out the form and nothing happened.....
@SgrAsystem
hey sgr I think I read somewhere to allow up to 3 days to be processed.
❤️
@Lorraine234 - I like the idea behind this. Hopefully, it can be added to other chatrooms in the future
Another idea for increasing how this is shared with new users is to include a link to this thread, the form, or something similar, in the automatic welcome messages members receive from listeners, or members could receive a "Welcome to 7Cups" induction from Noni, maybe something similar to the listener training, but telling members the different features 7cups offers and how to access these features rather than an Active Listening quiz. Something like that would be nice, as not all users are going to check subcommunities/forums or look at check-ins.
@IcedEthan i 2nd this add the info this form to get access to auto welcomes also the new reqs to get access to member rooms should be included this way new users know what to expect @Lorraine234
@CaringBrit maybe at first just share welcome to 7 cups info and hold off a bit on accessing these two rooms
@IcedEthan good idea
Hi there! ☺ I tried to follow the link to request access to the LGBTQ+, disability, and trauma chatrooms. It was broken, all I got was a blank page, so if someone could give me a working link, or just grant me access, that would be great! 😁 I've been away for a while, and need to catch up on changes. Thank you so much
@ShadowFaerie
Nevermind, I figured it out.
@Lorraine234
This is just in regards to the adult side right? I
[edited by Anomalia for unsupportive phrasing - question is if there will be a special badge for those who have access to these rooms]
@SirJambabwe not sure we should.. personally I don't see disabled or gay people as any different. #inclusivity
@creativeEnergy61
....wait, so being gay is a disability now?
I'm curious as to when the badges will be awarded? I don't need an exact amount of time, just a general estimation please. :)
@warmheartedFarm7120
Nice