[Foundation-l] [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2008 will happen in Alexandria, Egypt

[Waerth]

Carlos Thompson wrote:
> Mark Williamson wrote:
>
>   
>> I personally object to the decision of the jury and hope the
>> location is changed and the decision overturned on the following
>> basis:
>>
>> Safety of conference participants, namely transgendered and
>> transsexual individuals. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals
>> are at a significantly lower level of risk.
>>
>> The risk for T. individuals is so great that it would be totally
>> unsafe for them to enter the country at all.
>>
>> This is not a matter of boycotting a country because we disagree
>> with its politics, this is a matter of not holding a conference
>> in a country because we cannot ensure the safety of ALL
>> participants.
>>
>> Just because you are not transgendered or transsexual yourself
>> does not mean it is not your responsibility to ensure that people
>> who wish to participate who ARE are not as safe as possible.
>>     
>
> Bye bye my plans for a Wikimania in Bogotá.  There is a very small risk, but
> certainly not null, that any people who want to participate would face
> unsafety conditions.
>
> It was a nice idea, though.
>
>   
It also means no more wikimania in the United States as it has the 
highest murder rate in the world ..... higher than Bogota ;)

Waerth

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