on the sexual subforums? I just find it strange as I put a trigger icon there, but if sexual discussions trigger some people they can stay away. By default the title of the subform should have a trigger item then that covers all posts in the forum.

[CANDC]

A person that uses explicitly sexual language describing sexual acts is deserving of a trigger icon. It could trigger someone.
Someone who discreetly asks questions without triggering language is a different story and there is no fear of triggering a reaction in someone so the lack of a triggering icon.

[bluekoi]

Originally Posted by Bipolarartist

on the sexual subforums? I just find it strange as I put a trigger icon there, but if sexual discussions trigger some people they can stay away. By default the title of the subform should have a trigger item then that covers all posts in the forum.

Hello Bipolarartist, There are many reasons for adding a trigger icon. The below is from turquoisesea regarding the trigger icon:

How to use the trigger icon - please read

Hope you find this information helpful!

[Wren_]

If it's particularly graphic or detailed, or involves other things that are in the list Bluekoi posted it can still be a good idea including a trigger icon
Great question though! I've wondered the same thing in the past
If in doubt you can also ask a moderator for input

I am very familiar with the post Buekoi linked to as I have directed others to this post.
I suppose I am saying the very fact it is a sexual subforum should automatically alert people to the fact that there may be sexually explicit language and description on the sub forum. Or are some people that naive?

[MoxieDoxie]

overwhelming amount of individuals just can't not do self care and know enough to stay away from areas that migh trigger them. That is why there are warnings on packages and labels. I bought a watch and on the front of the instruction paper it warned me not to eat it. Some people need a little extra instructions than others.

Originally Posted by MoxieDoxie

overwhelming amount of individuals just can't not do self care and know enough to stay away from areas that migh trigger them. That is why there are warnings on packages and labels. I bought a watch and on the front of the instruction paper it warned me not to eat it. Some people need a little extra instructions than others.

Wouldn't those be ones who don't bother to look at icons?
This is the last im going to comment.

[sabby]

There may be some members who don't find everything relating to sexual and gender discussions a trigger. There may be some things that trigger them and since none of us knows what triggers another, I think it's easy enough for us to put a trigger icon on our thread/post. Better to be safe and than sorry. This will at least give a member the idea that something may be triggering in the post/thread and it's up to them whether or not to take a chance on reading it.

Also, our Community Guidelines ask members to use the trigger icon when discussing something that "may" be triggering to others. The guideline does not specify which forums to use it in or not have to use it in.

[Crazy Hitch]

When in doubt ... Best to always use it as a precautionary measure ... If you're thinking it needs the icon ... It most probably does

[SnakeCharmer]

Trigger Warning ...

I can use myself as an example. I don't get triggered by all kinds of sex talk, fetishes, consensual acts, sexual sub-cultures etc. But I can be triggered by certain types of sexual abuse and violence, the kind that is not consensual.

I've run up against triggering descriptions as I was reading along a few times, usually with something that's just been posted. If there's a trigger icon, I can choose to read it or not, or I can gird my loins and not be taken by surprise. I'd say 95% of the posts in the sex sub-forums don't trigger. But I hate running up against that 5% that do, without any warning at all.

I read the sex sub-forums for specific reasons, mostly to do with relatives and friends who engage in some fetish type behaviors and other types of sexual behaviors that were never part of my own behaviors. They talk to me and I find that I can be a better friend if I can listen without feeling shocked at hearing something totally foreign to me. Sometimes the only reason it's not foreign is because I've read the comments of posters who engage in similar things, their concerns, worries, compulsions and joys.

I always appreciate a trigger icon. I can choose to go forward or not and if I go forward and find something distressing ... well, I was warned. What distresses me may have no power to trigger anything at all in another person. It's just better to be safe than sorry. We never know who's on the other side of the computer screen and what they may have experienced in their lives.