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Let Your Freak Flag Fly
Posts by Cohost users indicate that many people have found that platform especially safe and welcoming of diversity and weirdness. While Dreamwidth is not the same as Cohost, it has plenty of weird people and is more congenial than average for social media. Dreamwidth also offers a good toolkit for privacy and moderation. You can share as much or as little as you want, with control over who gets to see what you post on your blog. This makes Dreamwidth a pretty safe place. You are not alone.
Based on some topics and identities mentioned by Cohost users in various places, below are some relevant communities on Dreamwidth. Some topics may be NSFW at some jobs or other locations. Don't like; don't read.
Add Me Communities
add_a_writer -- Add A Writer
[Somewhat active with last post in May.]
addme -- Add Me Friending Community
A place to make new Dreamwidth friends!
[Highly active with many posts in September, likely due to Cohost closing; traffic is usually somewhat slower.]
addme_fandom -- addme fandom
Find friends who share your fannish obsessions.
[Highly active with many posts in September, likely due to Cohost closing; traffic is usually somewhat slower.]
addme_furry -- Addme Furry
[Somewhat active with last post in January.]
addme21plus -- Add me 21 and over
This community is for adults 21 and older to find friends.
(A good place to look if your blog is also 21+ or you post a lot of mature content.)
[Active with multiple posts in August.]
rainbow_lounge - The Rainbow Lounge
An LGBTQ add-me community.
(Not actually a lounge community for people to hang out and chat.)
[Active with one post in September.]
Calendar and Bulletin Board Communities
fandom_on_dw -- Fandom On Dreamwidth
Promoting Fandom Activity Hosted on Dreamwidth.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
fandomcalendar -- The Fandom Calendar
Bulletin board for fests, big bangs, memes, cons and any other fan-related activity.
[Highly active with daily posts in September.]
kinkmemepromo -- DW Kink Meme Promos
[Active with one post in September.]
ohiofurs -- Ohio Furries
[Active with one post in September.]
potterfests -- Promoting Harry Potter Fests, Communities, Challenges, Exchanges, Big Bangs, etc.
[Highly active with daily posts in September.]
Topical Communities
40sedoretu -- 40 Prompts For The Sedoretu
The sedoretu is a system of marriage from the planet O. In this society people are split up into 2 moieties: morning & evening. Marriages on O are expected to have 2 morning people + 2 evening people (most typical with 1 male 1 female per moiety).
[Active with one post in September.]
50books_poc -- Writers of Color 50 Books Challenge.
[Active with one post in August.]
100quadrantedships -- Because We Don't Have Enough Of Quadrants
Quadrants, homestuck, shipping.
This is a community for works featuring the quadrant romance system from HOMESTUCK.
Short-ish explanation on the quadrants:
Quadrants in HOMESTUCK are divided in 2 ways; concupiscent (physical/sexual attraction) + conciliatory (designed to pacify) & red romance (strong positive emotions) + black romance (strong negative emotions). Each of these romances are represented by a symbol of card suit (hearts, diamonds, spades & clubs), which funtions similar to "/" or "&" for shipping purposes.
[Active with one post in September.]
access_fandom -- Access Fandom
Access and disability issues in Fandom.
[Active with one post in August.]
allbingo -- All Bingo
Share your creative bingo activities and discussions here.
Hosts a new fest every month, but you can play any card at any time. September fests: People with Disabilities Drabble Fest and Piracy Fest. October fest: Fall Fest. Don't see your favorite freakshow? Volunteer to run a fest.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
animal_quills -- Animal Quills
Animal Quills is a creative community for animal-people to share their written works and discuss.
[Somewhat active with last post in December 2023.]
birdfeeding -- Birdfeeding: Friends of a Feather Flock Together
Birds, birdfeeding, and birdwatching.
A good choice if you like birds or other wildlife better than people.
[Highly active with daily posts in September.]
common_nature -- Common Nature
Share the wonders of nature that are all around us!
Useful if you prefer long walks to crowded rooms.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
dick_or_treat -- Halloween Comes Twice This Year
An annual multi-fandom event for NSFW fanfic and fanart.
[Somewhat active with one post in June.]
dirtybadrights -- Dirty Bad Rights
An adults-only comm for darkfic, explicit fic, and explicit darkfic.
[Somewhat active with one post in January.]
disability -- This is a general community on disability: both for discussion and personal stories. Anyone who identifies as disabled is welcome in this community.
[Somewhat active with last post in January 2023.]
dreamwidth_pagans -- Dreamwidth Pagans
Community for Pagans of any path from Wicca to Shamanism to Satanism.
[Somewhat active with one post in July.]
femslash_kink -- The Annual Femslash Kink Meme
A community to house the Annual Femslash Kink Meme.
[Somewhat active with one post in June.]
femslashfete -- Weekly prompts to inspire femslash works.
[Highly active with many posts in September.]
fffriday -- FF Friday
FF/lesbian literature.
[Active with one post in September.]
freakylittleboxes -- Fancylittleboxes After Dark.
Icons here will be of a sexual nature, whether explicit or suggestive. Everything is behind a cut. Assume everything is NSFW; you are responsible for curating your online experience.
[Somewhat active with one post in March.]
furry -- Furries of Dreamwidth
[Somewhat active with last post in November 2023.]
gimpy -- Gimpy Folks
For posting concerns, information, rants,and vents related to any disablity.
[Somewhat active with last post in August 2023.]
holly_poly -- A Holly Jolly Poly Fest!
Poly Fanworks Exchange.
[Active with one post in September.]
kinkhub -- A Sharing & Reccing Community for Kink Fics.
[Active with one post in September.]
kinky_icons -- And icon for sharing kinky, adult-oriented icons.
Kinky icons for the kinkster.
[Claims to be active, but last visible post is from 2010, so newer posts are likely locked to members only. Multiple icon sets are visible.]
ladiesbingo -- Ladies' Bingo
A bingo challenge celebrating relationships between women.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
lgbtqiapluswriters -- LGBTQIA+ Writers
Queer writing.
[Somewhat active with last post in May.]
marvelfemslashevents -- Marvel Femslash Events Community
Marvel Femslash Fanworks Exchange.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
morbidaristocracy -- Morbid Aristocracy
Primarily a long format RP & writing community for writers who enjoy dark themes.
[Claims activity 5 weeks ago, but last visible post is from November 2023, so some posts may be locked to members only.]
neurodiversetea -- Neurodiverse Tea
For all of the neurodiversity tea :)
[Somewhat active with last post in June 2023.]
ontdcreepy -- Calling all Creepies
[Somewhat active with last post in February 2023.]
otherkinnews -- Otherkin News
News about all sorts of alterhumans.
[Active with one post in September.]
passion_perfection -- Passion and Perfection
Femslash multi-fandom community.
[Somewhat active with one post in July.]
plurality -- Plurals of Dreamwidth
Plurality.
[Somewhat active with last post in March.]
plurals_united -- Plurals United
A gathering place for all types of systems and system-adjacent groups.
[Somewhat active with last post in April.]
pluralstories -- Many-Selved Stories and Multi Media
A catalog of many-selved stories.
[Highly active with many posts in September.]
polyamships -- For all your polyamorous shipping content
Polyamorous fannish ships/shipping.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
queer_talk -- Queer Talk
LGBTQ+ discussions, advice and information.
[Active with one post in September.]
shipmanifestos -- Ship Manifestos
A collection of ship manifestos.
[Somewhat active with one post in March.]
summerofthe69 -- Summer of the 69
Smut in the style of 69.
[Seasonally active from 6/9 to 9/6; read all of this year's fills.]
tarot - Tarot and cartomancy
All things related to divinatory and other uses of tarot.
[Somewhat active with last post in December 2023.]
terror_sffa -- Horror, SFF, Animation, Myth, Spec Fic
Panfandom and multimedia.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
thatautisticadhdfeel -- ASD and ADHD solidarity
Shared experiences of autistics and ADHDers, and those of us who are both!
[Somewhat active with last post in June 2023.]
thefreaksclub -- TheFreaks.Club
Everything related to darker alternative subcutlures. Discussion on books, the occult, music, & more.
[Active with one post in August.]
transandnonbinary -- To build community between all trans siblings.
[Somewhat active with multiple posts in May.]
urine_paradise -- Welcome to the Golden Gates
A community for all urine-related fetish writing and artwork.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
See also "Cohost Communities on Dreamwidth."
Find the others.
Based on some topics and identities mentioned by Cohost users in various places, below are some relevant communities on Dreamwidth. Some topics may be NSFW at some jobs or other locations. Don't like; don't read.
Add Me Communities
add_a_writer -- Add A Writer[Somewhat active with last post in May.]
addme -- Add Me Friending CommunityA place to make new Dreamwidth friends!
[Highly active with many posts in September, likely due to Cohost closing; traffic is usually somewhat slower.]
addme_fandom -- addme fandomFind friends who share your fannish obsessions.
[Highly active with many posts in September, likely due to Cohost closing; traffic is usually somewhat slower.]
addme_furry -- Addme Furry[Somewhat active with last post in January.]
addme21plus -- Add me 21 and overThis community is for adults 21 and older to find friends.
(A good place to look if your blog is also 21+ or you post a lot of mature content.)
[Active with multiple posts in August.]
rainbow_lounge - The Rainbow LoungeAn LGBTQ add-me community.
(Not actually a lounge community for people to hang out and chat.)
[Active with one post in September.]
Calendar and Bulletin Board Communities
fandom_on_dw -- Fandom On DreamwidthPromoting Fandom Activity Hosted on Dreamwidth.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
fandomcalendar -- The Fandom CalendarBulletin board for fests, big bangs, memes, cons and any other fan-related activity.
[Highly active with daily posts in September.]
kinkmemepromo -- DW Kink Meme Promos[Active with one post in September.]
ohiofurs -- Ohio Furries[Active with one post in September.]
potterfests -- Promoting Harry Potter Fests, Communities, Challenges, Exchanges, Big Bangs, etc.[Highly active with daily posts in September.]
Topical Communities
40sedoretu -- 40 Prompts For The SedoretuThe sedoretu is a system of marriage from the planet O. In this society people are split up into 2 moieties: morning & evening. Marriages on O are expected to have 2 morning people + 2 evening people (most typical with 1 male 1 female per moiety).
[Active with one post in September.]
50books_poc -- Writers of Color 50 Books Challenge.[Active with one post in August.]
100quadrantedships -- Because We Don't Have Enough Of QuadrantsQuadrants, homestuck, shipping.
This is a community for works featuring the quadrant romance system from HOMESTUCK.
Short-ish explanation on the quadrants:
Quadrants in HOMESTUCK are divided in 2 ways; concupiscent (physical/sexual attraction) + conciliatory (designed to pacify) & red romance (strong positive emotions) + black romance (strong negative emotions). Each of these romances are represented by a symbol of card suit (hearts, diamonds, spades & clubs), which funtions similar to "/" or "&" for shipping purposes.
[Active with one post in September.]
access_fandom -- Access FandomAccess and disability issues in Fandom.
[Active with one post in August.]
allbingo -- All BingoShare your creative bingo activities and discussions here.
Hosts a new fest every month, but you can play any card at any time. September fests: People with Disabilities Drabble Fest and Piracy Fest. October fest: Fall Fest. Don't see your favorite freakshow? Volunteer to run a fest.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
animal_quills -- Animal QuillsAnimal Quills is a creative community for animal-people to share their written works and discuss.
[Somewhat active with last post in December 2023.]
birdfeeding -- Birdfeeding: Friends of a Feather Flock TogetherBirds, birdfeeding, and birdwatching.
A good choice if you like birds or other wildlife better than people.
[Highly active with daily posts in September.]
common_nature -- Common NatureShare the wonders of nature that are all around us!
Useful if you prefer long walks to crowded rooms.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
dick_or_treat -- Halloween Comes Twice This YearAn annual multi-fandom event for NSFW fanfic and fanart.
[Somewhat active with one post in June.]
dirtybadrights -- Dirty Bad RightsAn adults-only comm for darkfic, explicit fic, and explicit darkfic.
[Somewhat active with one post in January.]
disability -- This is a general community on disability: both for discussion and personal stories. Anyone who identifies as disabled is welcome in this community.[Somewhat active with last post in January 2023.]
dreamwidth_pagans -- Dreamwidth PagansCommunity for Pagans of any path from Wicca to Shamanism to Satanism.
[Somewhat active with one post in July.]
femslash_kink -- The Annual Femslash Kink MemeA community to house the Annual Femslash Kink Meme.
[Somewhat active with one post in June.]
femslashfete -- Weekly prompts to inspire femslash works.[Highly active with many posts in September.]
fffriday -- FF FridayFF/lesbian literature.
[Active with one post in September.]
freakylittleboxes -- Fancylittleboxes After Dark.Icons here will be of a sexual nature, whether explicit or suggestive. Everything is behind a cut. Assume everything is NSFW; you are responsible for curating your online experience.
[Somewhat active with one post in March.]
furry -- Furries of Dreamwidth[Somewhat active with last post in November 2023.]
gimpy -- Gimpy FolksFor posting concerns, information, rants,and vents related to any disablity.
[Somewhat active with last post in August 2023.]
holly_poly -- A Holly Jolly Poly Fest!Poly Fanworks Exchange.
[Active with one post in September.]
kinkhub -- A Sharing & Reccing Community for Kink Fics.[Active with one post in September.]
kinky_icons -- And icon for sharing kinky, adult-oriented icons.Kinky icons for the kinkster.
[Claims to be active, but last visible post is from 2010, so newer posts are likely locked to members only. Multiple icon sets are visible.]
ladiesbingo -- Ladies' BingoA bingo challenge celebrating relationships between women.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
lgbtqiapluswriters -- LGBTQIA+ WritersQueer writing.
[Somewhat active with last post in May.]
marvelfemslashevents -- Marvel Femslash Events CommunityMarvel Femslash Fanworks Exchange.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
morbidaristocracy -- Morbid AristocracyPrimarily a long format RP & writing community for writers who enjoy dark themes.
[Claims activity 5 weeks ago, but last visible post is from November 2023, so some posts may be locked to members only.]
neurodiversetea -- Neurodiverse TeaFor all of the neurodiversity tea :)
[Somewhat active with last post in June 2023.]
ontdcreepy -- Calling all Creepies[Somewhat active with last post in February 2023.]
otherkinnews -- Otherkin NewsNews about all sorts of alterhumans.
[Active with one post in September.]
passion_perfection -- Passion and PerfectionFemslash multi-fandom community.
[Somewhat active with one post in July.]
plurality -- Plurals of DreamwidthPlurality.
[Somewhat active with last post in March.]
plurals_united -- Plurals UnitedA gathering place for all types of systems and system-adjacent groups.
[Somewhat active with last post in April.]
pluralstories -- Many-Selved Stories and Multi MediaA catalog of many-selved stories.
[Highly active with many posts in September.]
polyamships -- For all your polyamorous shipping contentPolyamorous fannish ships/shipping.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
queer_talk -- Queer TalkLGBTQ+ discussions, advice and information.
[Active with one post in September.]
shipmanifestos -- Ship ManifestosA collection of ship manifestos.
[Somewhat active with one post in March.]
summerofthe69 -- Summer of the 69Smut in the style of 69.
[Seasonally active from 6/9 to 9/6; read all of this year's fills.]
tarot - Tarot and cartomancyAll things related to divinatory and other uses of tarot.
[Somewhat active with last post in December 2023.]
terror_sffa -- Horror, SFF, Animation, Myth, Spec FicPanfandom and multimedia.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
thatautisticadhdfeel -- ASD and ADHD solidarityShared experiences of autistics and ADHDers, and those of us who are both!
[Somewhat active with last post in June 2023.]
thefreaksclub -- TheFreaks.ClubEverything related to darker alternative subcutlures. Discussion on books, the occult, music, & more.
[Active with one post in August.]
transandnonbinary -- To build community between all trans siblings.
[Somewhat active with multiple posts in May.]
urine_paradise -- Welcome to the Golden GatesA community for all urine-related fetish writing and artwork.
[Active with multiple posts in September.]
See also "Cohost Communities on Dreamwidth."
Find the others.