Preamble
The GKS sites are a safe space for authors and readers to enjoy and share their sexual fantasies without judgment and shaming.
All of the sites are subject to German law only.
Comment
German law, not US or any other law. I’m German, the site runs under my name, and I’m only liable to German laws.
Besides legal constraints, the site owner is the only authority to define additional content restrictions.
Comment
I refuse to submit to any other moral instance. That includes any strong-arming of US corporations and their marionette president. If, at any point, any company currently involved in running the site tries to force us to change our policies, I will look for an alternative provider.
Restrictions
Puberty
All persons involved in any sexual or fetish activity must be physically and mentally sufficiently developed to be ready and to enjoy sexual interactions fully. Any description that implies physical immaturity is strictly prohibited.
Comment
As atrocious acts are commonplace in all kinds of media (see “Adolescence” or “Game of Thrones”), even if they are directed at underage persons, I think it’s quite hypocritical to employ a different stance just because an act has a sexual connotation. Atrocity remains atrocity, whether it’s sexual or not.
The reason for the ban on descriptions of sexual activities with children or attributes that imply physical immaturity of a person involved is my personal aversion to such material.
Consent
Stories must not serve as templates for any real acts that lead to non-consensual sexual conduct. So they have to be either non-realistic or fully consensual (as defined by German law)
Comment
This is a very personal restriction of mine. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if somebody used a story on the site as a motivation to hurt anyone in any way.
In Germany, the age-of-consent is 16. Below that age, all sexual conduct must be absolutely consensual and only among persons in a similar age range. Restrictions regarding guardians, etc., also apply.
Consent is irrelevant in fantastic, non-realistic scenarios, regardless of the age of the persons involved.
Comment
There is no difference whether a magically mind-controlled person is 30 or 15. Neither is acceptable in reality.
Violence
Explicit and graphical descriptions of extreme violence and ferocity, either mental or physical, are prohibited.
Comment
Another personal restriction of mine. I don’t want to read descriptions of cruel torture, mutilations, bloody murder etc.
Code of Conduct
The sites are a safe space for everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation and fetishes.
Comment
An orientation by itself is never a crime or immoral. Obviously, some sexual orientations and fetishes are very problematic in reality (like necrophilia or cannibalism). But only acts can be a crime, we don’t judge fantasies.
Stay civil. There must be no personal attacks, implied or direct.
Comment
A story can be criticised without offending the author. There is a person with feelings on the other side! Ad hominem attacks, i.e., offending the author if you disagree with their story, are explicitly prohibited.
– The Sites’ Owner (Corin / Martin)