Dog Park Dissidents

@dogparkdissidents.com

Loud and flamboyant queer anarchist punk rock in puppy hoods.

For what it's worth we emailed Stripe this morning after hearing the reports of them banning LGBTQ products and got this back. Not gonna speculate about what happened at the call center or behind the scenes, just FYI we have this in writing.

Screenshot of an email from support@stripe.com reading:

Hi there,

Thanks for reaching out. I understand that you're asking for some clarifications about the LGBTQ supportability of service in Stripe. Allow me to share an update. 

We are aware that a support agent made inaccurate statements about supporting LGBTQ businesses or content. To clarify: Stripe has no prohibitions on the sale of LGBTQ+ content, goods, or services. 

As a payment processor, Stripe seeks to make it easier for businesses of all kinds to start, run, and grow, and we aim for our platform to be broadly accessible.

We continuously review our policies, including our list of prohibited and restricted businesses, to ensure they're fair while meeting our various and varied obligations as a payment processor. 

For more information about our Service Agreement please refer to our documentation:

https://stripe.com/legal/ssa 

I apologize for any confusion this has caused. Please let me know if you have any additional questions regarding this issue.

Sorry for being mostly silent in this time of everything going on and queer art being necessary. We're also trying to figure our lives out right now just like the rest of you. Back as soon as we can.

I wrote an entire comic book about a fuckin captain planet-ass world tour diversity woke team of intrepid assassins murdering the world's CEOs but even I never predicted the reality would come from the most marginalized, underrepresented minority in the world: Italian Americans