A human place for queer life.
The Commons is where queer and trans people figure things out together, city by city. Ask the questions that are easier to ask people who get it. Trade the local know-how that doesn’t fit on a map pin. Written by people, moderated by people, with removal reasons shown and no popularity score to chase.
Browse your city’s rooms below, or pick your Commons name to post.
City by city.
Every city on the map gets its own rooms. Two are public to read; two are members-only for the sensitive stuff.
What it is
The part of being queer that’s easier with other people.
Allgenda already shows you who verified a place, how, and when. The Commons takes that same idea and points it at each other: a place to ask, answer, and look out for the people around you.
A space for your city
Every city you can browse on the map gets its own Commons: a General room for day-to-day talk, an Ask room for questions, and members-only rooms for safety notes and venue talk. The local knowledge you'd usually only get from a friend who's been here a while.
Ask and answer
Which clinic actually gets it. Where the all-gender bathroom really is. The questions that are easier to ask people who get it than to look up. Answers stay searchable, so the next person doesn't have to start over.
A name that's yours
Your Commons name isn't linked to your venue reviews or anything you've verified on the map. People here see this name and nothing else about your account. That's the default, and it stays that way unless you choose otherwise.
How it’s different
The opposite of the slop feed.
The social web that wore everyone out was built to keep you scrolling and performing. The Commons is built to be useful and then let you go live your life.
Written by people, not machines
AI-generated posts aren't allowed here. It's in the code of conduct, and it's the whole point. The web is filling up with slop, and this is meant to be the opposite of that.
No public karma, no leaderboard
You won't find a score next to your name or anyone else's. Posts run in order and stay where people can find them, instead of getting ranked by a popularity engine. Performing for points is what burns these places down, so we left it out.
Moderation you can see
When a post gets removed, you see why, and you can appeal a call you think is wrong. It's the same idea behind every venue listing on Allgenda: you get to see who did what, and when.
How moderation works
Run by people, in the open.
We don’t use the word “safe” as a promise, because nobody can promise that. What we can do is moderate with people, show our reasons, and publish the numbers.
People make the calls
Real people moderate the Commons, with a small bounded role for community moderators in their own city and a safety core above them. Software can flag a post for a human to look at, but it never removes anything on its own.
We show our work
Removals come with a reason. Appeals get re-reviewed. And a public transparency page reports the numbers, including a plain count of legal requests we've received, so you don't have to take our word for how the place is run.
Built to last without watching you
We won't pretend we're watching every second of every day. Burnout is what kills community spaces, so the Commons is built to stay calm and sustainable: slow modes, members-only rooms for sensitive talk, and a little friction on the risky stuff instead of surveillance on everyone.
Written by hand
We’re seeding it the slow way.
Every city space is being written by real people who know the place, not generated. That’s slower, and it’s the only way a human space stays human. Add your email and we’ll tell you once when the Commons opens in your city. No newsletters, no tracking.
FAQ
Things people ask.
- What is the Commons?
- The Commons is the community layer of Allgenda: moderated city and topic spaces where queer and trans people ask questions, trade local know-how, and look out for each other. It's the provenance ethic behind the venue map, extended from places to people. It's in planning right now, so this page is a preview and a waitlist.
- Do I need an account to read it?
- No. The public rooms (General and a city's Ask room) are readable without an account, same as the rest of Allgenda. You'll need an account to post, react, or join the members-only safety and venue rooms.
- Is my Commons name linked to my other Allgenda activity?
- Not by default. Your Commons name is its own thing and isn't shown next to your venue reviews or what you've verified on the map. Later you can opt in to a 'verified community member' marker if you want, and it never reveals the rest of your activity. The safety team can connect accounts behind the scenes for abuse investigations, every lookup tied to a specific case, and never shows that link publicly.
- How is this moderated?
- By people. Community moderators handle their own city within bounds, and a safety core above them handles bans, rule changes, and appeals. Software can flag a post for a human to review, but it never removes content on its own. When a post is removed you see why, and you can appeal. We don't promise round-the-clock coverage, and we publish a transparency page so you can see how the place is actually run.
- Is it AI-generated?
- No. AI-written posts and comments aren't allowed here, full stop. This is a human place. AI is used only behind the scenes for things like flagging a post for a person to look at, and where it's used, we say so.
- When does it open?
- It's in planning. We're seeding the first city spaces by hand, because writing them by hand is the only way to keep them human. Add your email and we'll tell you once when the Commons opens in your city.
Find your city.
The Commons is open. Jump into your city’s rooms, or pick your Commons name to start posting.