Nichole Mattera
@nicholemattera.com
she/they - Vice President of OutClimb, rock climber, software engineer, gamer, and activist
We have made the decision to remove our @discord.com server from OutClimb's website. With their announcement today to require age verification for all users we believe that Discord is no longer a safe platform for our LGBTQIA+ community. Here is our official statement: outclimb.gay/blog/the-saf...
The Safety of our Community Online — OutClimb - Queer Climbing
On February 9th, 2026, Discord announced that it would launch its Teen-by-default settings globally. According to their blog post ( archive ), this will treat any new and existing Discord users as t...
outclimb.gay
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
We have made the decision to remove our @discord.com server from OutClimb's website. With their announcement today to require age verification for all users we believe that Discord is no longer a safe platform for our LGBTQIA+ community. Here is our official statement: outclimb.gay/blog/the-saf...