[OSGeo-Conf] LGBT in Tanzania

[jorge.dejesus]

Hi to all

I was following the LGBT  in Tanzania discussion, and I am happy to see 
the question added to the next RfP.

The discussion on LGBT rights and safety requires a bit of common sense, 
I am LGBT it is one part of my live as being OsGEO member is another 
(one of many) part(s), normally these two don't intercept much, 
personally I think  this is  why the LGBT community is present in OsGEO 
but very invisible. What?? No LGBT birds of the feather in FOSS4G ???

Having a code of conduct that is non discriminatory, we *must* take  
into consideration the rights of minorities and safety of *ALL* the 
participants of and a OsGEO conference, the LOC have to do their best 
for the safety.  LOC should also informed  participants on what  are the 
*real*  problems that participants may have to face, then is up to the 
participants to decide if they fell comfortable to to attend the conference.

Again, nice to see this topic discussed and remember these comments are 
my 2 cents

Enjoy your day
Jorge


On 21-02-18 10:30, Till Adams wrote:
> Darrell, @ohers,
>
> thanks for the sum up, I agree in including such a question in the next
> RfP. In order to preserve your proposal, I've added your questionTill here:
>
> https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Rfp
>
> I will add this to the next RfP-text.
>
>
> Till
>
>
>
> Am 20.02.2018 um 18:32 schrieb Darrell Fuhriman:
>> "FOSS4G attracts a global, diverse community. Are there any laws, or
>> social norms, in your proposed location that would make members of our
>> community feel unsafe or unwelcome? That could include, but is not
>> limited to, anti-LGBTQ+ policies, policies that would prevent the free
>> exercise of religion, restrictions on certain activities based on
>> gender or other factor, etc?”
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