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Why would the issue even come up? Do people go to AI conferences expecting to have sex there?
by jfk13 8y ago
Why would the issue even come up? Do people go to AI conferences expecting to have sex there?
- elil17 8y agoBecause you don’t have to actually have sex to be arrested for homosexuality
- zeist 8y agoSure, because they would try to prosecute a foreigner for his sexuality during a science conference.
- Filligree 8y agoThey might. Going somewhere where your existence is illegal is a dumb idea.
- tomrod 8y agoIs it worth that risk exposure?
- GavinMcG 8y agoWhy do you think they wouldn't? What an odd default assumption – that a country wouldn't enforce its laws. Keep in mind that official enforcement isn't the only concern. Illegality can make people feel justified in taking matters into their own hands, and there have been anti-homosexual mobs and attacks in countries that recently criminalized homosexuality.
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- shmel 8y agoOh well, just recently there was a thread about Canadians instructed to lie on US border that they never ever tried weed in their life unless they want to be banned. What makes you believe the same logic can't be applied here?
- gcb0 8y agoYou are going to have a great time if you ever travel to the US and other countries that force you to surrender social media usernames and in some case passwords.
- defkev 8y agoAnd you have "Gay" written on your forehead?
- Kye 8y agoThere's so much more to sexuality than sex. What if a computer scientist wants to bring his boyfriend? And they probably blab about their relationship on social media like most couples regardless of orientation. No one should have to go back in the closet just to attend a conference.
- sctb 8y agoWe detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18521341 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18521341 and marked it off-topic.