How to Join the Party !
**Please decant alcoholic drinks into cups in support of our siblings in recovery
tldr: Zoom Links at the bottom - please read this page!
The Zoom link is at the bottom of the page - it's great if you read all of this page - as it will help you understand how we make this event work and how we try and make this the safest and most accessible place we can given this is on the internet.
SAFE GUARDING NOTICE
This is the internet - while we are doing everything we can to make this space as safe as possible for everyone to party and be themselves - Haters are going to hate!
To make the space safer we:
Confirm as best we can that the people we promote to Panellist to show their video, are members of our community
Limit the ability of non-panellists to interact - only the Q&A are open to non-panellists.
Stop sharing of any videos that have objectionable material. This is a queer run space. We will not tolerate homophobia, transphobia, whorephobia, misogyny, misandry, racism, sexism, ableism, or any hate speech against any religion or belief. We understand that a party can be a sexy space, and CONSENT IS SEXY - we will not tolerate non-consensual sexual activity.
Have more than one moderator available - QHP are able to take action should anyone say anything inappropriate or hateful publicly.
VIDEO BACKGROUNDS
We know that Zoom allows us to be wild and creative with our backgrounds. We are happy for you to be dancing in front of a creative vibrant background. we encourage your creativity. If you use a background that is a video and you are not onscreen we will turn your video off and make you an attendee - you will have to raise your hand to become a panellist and share your video.
We want to allow people dancing to see other people dancing - we will priortise people dancing and sharing their lives.
Attendee or Panellist - What should I choose? What can I do?
There are two levels of access in this type of event - an Attendee and a Panellist - they have different levels of interactions.
Attendee is the basic access you will get when you join the call - has a video stream that is controlled by the Queer House Party Crew - when we spotlight a video you will see that video. You cannot share your video, you cannot un-mute yourself.
Panellist is access you can request and you need to be manually verified to have this turned on. This will allow you to share your video (you do not have to)
Joining the call
Join the zoom call - details below*
You are now an Attendee - you can ask questions in the Q&A and read the chat room.
To become a Panellist:
1) Raise your hand - this is an icon in the lower bar. Follow the instructions here if you can't see the Raise Hand option in the lower bar.
2) Wait for one of our moderators to verify you (this is a manual process).
3) You'll be made a panellist and you can choose to share your video (instructions on this link)
We will be cycling through the videos shared, to spotlight people having a great time, and also to ensure that as many queers as possible can join in the party and share with us all their great times, costumes, and makeup! If you have flashing lights be aware that some of these can trigger people who have photosensitive epilepsy - if we see these we cannot spotlight you.
This is a queer run space. We will not tolerate homophobia, transphobia, whorephobia, misogyny, misandry, racism, sexism, ableism, or any hate speech against any religion or belief. We understand that a party can be a sexy space, and CONSENT IS SEXY - we will not tolerate non-consensual sexual activity.
Please be sensitive if you take photos of the screens to share the fun you are having - some people may not be out - so beware of tagging faces.
*If you're using the "join from your browser" link you may need to be signed into Zoom to use it - this is part of their new security settings.
