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It gets worse. His website has subscribe links to Gab and Parler accounts, and a rant whining about lobste.rs banning him for being transphobic that is complete

It gets worse. His website has subscribe links to Gab and Parler accounts, and a rant whining about lobste.rs banning him for being transphobic that is completely un-introspective. https://gavinhoward.com/2022/07/lobste.rs-will-become-an-echo-chamber/ https://gavinhoward.com/2022/07/lobste.rs-will-become-an-ech... I don't care how good of a C whiz this person is, if I see that crap associated with an applicant their application is going straight to the incinerator. Even if I had no problem hiring bad, asshole human beings, this guy is a legal liability.

gavinhoward 3y ago
Un-introspective, huh? People really don't read my blog posts very well.
- flangola7 3y ago
  If people can't read your posts then you need to write them more clearly. You're the author of them. Don't shift that personal responsibility onto the readers. You're the one that isn't getting hired. Whether you recognize your error or not, the people looking to hire do. There's content in your posts that if they were in a company slack message would be a major liability. Most companies don't believe in breaking the law.
vohov 3y ago
From reading through that blog post, he's not wrong is he? The moderation of lobste.rs is nowhere near as even-handed as HN, as his example (and many others) demonstrates.
- flangola7 3y ago
  He is wrong, transphobia has no place anywhere. Trying to pass it under the thin guise of "unfair moderation" is both cowardly and thinly veiled. It certainly has no place in the workplace. Would he try to deny the identify of our trans senior developer? Would he say discriminatory things about our trans in house counsel? He has already shown from this blog he has transphobic beliefs and no problem saying discriminatory statements. Beyond being an ethically bad and bigoted person, this guy would bring state and federal liability to the company from the first day on the job. I don't care if he disagrees, this isn't a matter up for discussion, I will not break the law for you.
  - vohov 3y ago
    But he wasn't being transphobic, far from it. He was reflecting upon his own experiences of gender dysphoria, what he learned from this, and how he dealt with it. His trans journey is no less valid than anyone else's.

gavinhoward 3y ago

Un-introspective, huh? People really don't read my blog posts very well.

flangola7 3y ago
If people can't read your posts then you need to write them more clearly. You're the author of them. Don't shift that personal responsibility onto the readers. You're the one that isn't getting hired. Whether you recognize your error or not, the people looking to hire do. There's content in your posts that if they were in a company slack message would be a major liability. Most companies don't believe in breaking the law.

vohov 3y ago

From reading through that blog post, he's not wrong is he? The moderation of lobste.rs is nowhere near as even-handed as HN, as his example (and many others) demonstrates.

flangola7 3y ago
He is wrong, transphobia has no place anywhere. Trying to pass it under the thin guise of "unfair moderation" is both cowardly and thinly veiled. It certainly has no place in the workplace. Would he try to deny the identify of our trans senior developer? Would he say discriminatory things about our trans in house counsel? He has already shown from this blog he has transphobic beliefs and no problem saying discriminatory statements. Beyond being an ethically bad and bigoted person, this guy would bring state and federal liability to the company from the first day on the job. I don't care if he disagrees, this isn't a matter up for discussion, I will not break the law for you.
- vohov 3y ago
  But he wasn't being transphobic, far from it. He was reflecting upon his own experiences of gender dysphoria, what he learned from this, and how he dealt with it. His trans journey is no less valid than anyone else's.