@rachicolate honestly, the lack of an alt-right presence, and an extremely large LBGT community have made this place basically a dream to be a part of.
Welcome to the neighborhood, by the way! 
@rachicolate You're very welcome!
The federated (and, I suppose local timeline, given that you're on mastodon.social) isn't normally quite this crazy, but it'll probably calm down a tiny bit with a bit of time. 
@Chel thank you! ❤️