[diversity] Hosting RIPE85 in Serbia that is trying to cancel EuroPride 2022

I agree with Sascha, the online meetings are fine for just watching
the talks but you don't really get the social aspect which is a big
part of it.

I know this might cause some issues as it could essentially mean that
we might only be able to have meetings in northern, western, and parts
of central europe for the most part.
Personally I think it is more important that everyone feels like they
are able to go to the event without feeling unsafe rather than having
it in many different parts of the region.
Though of course I am biased here as I am LGBTQ+ and live in Northern Europe.

-Cynthia

On Sun, Aug 28, 2022 at 4:46 PM Sascha Pollok <sp at iphh.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Ruben, et al.,
>
> > Seeing and contributed to increased LGBTQ+ representation during the last
> > RIPE meetings I too have mixed feelings about hosting the event in
> > locations that are hostile towards LGBTQ+ folx.
> >
> > They might feel not safe traveling in person to these meetings, though the
> > meeting venue itself might be safe enough.
> >
> > Yeah, the hybrid meeting setup might alleviate such concerns, but it also
> > feels like a compromise one does not like to make. I don’t know.
>
> I agree. Telling people that would potentially be unsafe in such a location
> to move their attendance online feels horrible. I wouldn't want to do that.
> The in-person meetings should welcome everybody and not force them to make
> those weird compromises.
>
> If we want to offer an open meeting, we need to pick the location accordingly.
>
> Cheers
> Sascha
>
>
>
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