ABOUT NOT SAFE FOR QUEERS
OUR HISTORY
Welcome to Not Safe For Queers.
In its infancy, Not Safe For Queers began life as a review website, with our writers analysing and critiquing popular film and TV, and their use of queer tropes (a niche that was very loosely inspired by the now-dated Bechdel Test).
Now, our team of all-queer identifying writers come from many varied backgrounds and cultures. And if an issue or a topic impacts them personally, they’ll be the ones to write about it—because we believe that an insider’s perspective will always be much richer and deeper than that of an outsider.
As an independent publisher, we also have strong ethical and editorial standards (below). So, whether you’re reading an article from our news & current events, arts & culture, or entertainment section, it will always be of the highest quality, and it will always relate (at least in part) to the queer experience.
In a world that is very much Not Safe For Queers, we hope that you can find solace in this online space dedicated to the queer community and all its intersections.
OUR VALUES
At Not Safe For Queers, we value—above all—the power of community.
What that means is that, whenever possible, we will use our platform to highlight the issues raised by marginalised communities around Australia and the world.
This might look like reporting on issues faced by those in areas under occupation, sharing stories of people in need of help (financial or otherwise), or providing links to charities that align with our ethos.
In direct reference to the queer community, we support the decriminalisation of homosexuality and of conversion therapies, the legalisation of same-sex marriage, and the move to see better access to healthcare for the community.
In a broader sense, we also support First Nations Australians in their quest for self-determination; we support the liberation of any and all nations under occupation (including—but not limited to—West Papua, Palestine, and Ukraine); and we support the Black Lives Matter movement globally. In essence, if it’s a movement fighting social, political, or economic inequality, you best believe we’re backing it.
These values permeate throughout all that we do here at Not Safe For Queers.
EDITORIAL STANDARDS
Not Safe For Queers prides ourselves on high quality, independent reporting. Yet, as an independent publisher, we acknowledge the importance to adhere to the standards set by both the Australian Press Council, and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, regardless of any affiliation with these organisations.
Thus, it is our promise that everything Not Safe For Queers publishes will be:
RELEVANT
All content on Not Safe For Queers is assessed by our Editor-In-Chief for its relevance to the queer community. If the topic does not appeal to (or affect) the queer community in any way, then it simply will not be published.
The only caveat to this is when a topic is grounded in social, political, or economic inequality. This is because, as a queer publication, we understand the importance of supporting other marginalised groups.
INTERSECTIONAL
Not Safe For Queers celebrates the many different ways in which queer people identify. This is reflected in our diverse writing team, and in the stories we tell.
ACCURATE + FACTUAL
As per the APC’s Statement of Principles, we commit to all published factual material being accurate and not misleading, and distinguishable from other material such as opinion. If published material is significantly inaccurate or misleading, we commit to providing a correction as soon as editorially possible.
ETHICAL
Ethical decision making is at the core of everything we publish. And even though we are not members of the MEAA, we commit ourselves to their four pillars (honesty, fairness, independence, and respect for the rights of others), and to the 12 standards listed in their Journalist Code of Ethics.
If you think that any of our work contradicts the values and standards listed above, please don’t hesitate to contact us.