April 10th: The bill has been vetoed!
April 2nd: The politicians in Arizona are about to sign into law a bill that would mandate sites like e621 to either impose age verification on all users or be at a risk of lawsuits. Such system would be required to go through third party vendors, who in turn must go through a government database to verify every user's age. This is not only a major violation of privacy, but it also opens up a very real danger of identity theft through phishing schemes and other methods, not to mention that we would not be able to control any of that information to make sure it is permanently deleted after age verification is complete.
Unfortunately, Arizona is the state out of which e621 operates, which means that this law will almost certainly affect us if it is to pass. If want to help us ensure that this site can continue to serve you without being required to know who you are, please ask the Arizona governor to veto this bill.
Please, help us get the word out by letting others know about this issue.
For some further information on what the bill does have a look at https://action.freespeechcoalition.com/bill/arizona-hb-2586/
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Zer0Rebel4
MemberIt makes me dysphoric too, however, its just art so i dont see it as too bad since its not really directed at anyone specific nor myself
ectobiologist6
Member...because I'm not trans...? You realize that gender dysmorphia is the exception and not the rule, right?
Zer0Rebel4
MemberWhat. Dysphoria works differently for everyone lmao, only similarity is that it has to do with discomfort regarding ones sex not aligning with their gender. It makes me dysphoric, yes, but i accept the fact that its a drawing. That doesnt make it less dysphoric for me.
Mead
MemberTIL this artist is Apis
Niobicorn
MemberI've accepted that I don't currently pass for male, and this concept is hot when I'm in the mood for a self-destructive fantasy. Sucks about the intentionally trans-unintuitive tagging system though, for people who want to avoid this kind of thing.
Healthcat
MemberHey, you'll get there eventually, it's the inside that matters and how you see yourself in the first place, you're a man even if you at the moment don't look like one or didnt at the time of posting
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