I think we're talking past each other. Would you be able to answer any of the questions I posed earlier? > but they're usually (as evidenced by this very OP) a

I think we're talking past each other. Would you be able to answer any of the questions I posed earlier? > but they're usually (as evidenced by this very OP) applied inconsistently, politically Do you have the impression OP was a political disagreement? > Professionals tend to act professionally. Yes, but people aren't robots. These are still human interactions between people. You develop personal relationships at conferences, or fail to. People with a hostile attitude toward minoritized groups, whether explicitly expressed or not, are going to make these people feel less welcome, and as a result, they will have a worse outcome at the conference.