Gerard, this isn't about "holiday destinations", it's about human rights
and dignity. That's why I emphasized in my original post that I'm
concerned not only about the safety of conference attendees, but also
about those living in the host country. The choice of a venue in a
location with a poor human rights record reflects poorly upon
Wikipedia/Wikimedia and our mission to share knowledge. There's a reason
a number of major companies pulled their events and funding out of North
Carolina after the restrictive restroom laws were passed for example...
- Pax
On 10/18/16 6:26 AM, Gerard Meijssen wrote:
Hoi,
For me safety is to a large extend secondary to what we aim to achieve. Our
primary goal is to improve on our primary goal and it is "sharing in the
sum of all knowledge". It is not for going to the perfect holiday
destination.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 18 October 2016 at 13:56, Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Gerard, could you provide some tangible examples of how other safety
> aspects of Wikimania would be compromised if there is any specific
> attention paid to the safety of LGBT+ Wikimedians? I cannot imagine
> how such a thing could be true.
>
> Based on my reading, nobody in this thread has asked for the safety of
> LGBT+ attendees to be "prioritized" over other safety aspects. Please
> don't make it appear as if they have.
>
> Thanks,
> Fae
>
> On 18 October 2016 at 11:42, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Hoi,
>> I do care that everybody can come to places where they are safe. All the
>> specific LGBT attention to safety is however on many levels problematic
>> when we prioritise this over other safety aspects. The big picture for me
>> is that we need to go to places where bringing Wikipedia and what it
> stands
>> for the most good. It is why I would go to Russia, to China to India to
>> South Africa.
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