> in my opinion it's fair to conduct conferences in different countries. First, let me say I agree with this, as with the rest of the points made in the Python

> in my opinion it's fair to conduct conferences in different countries. First, let me say I agree with this, as with the rest of the points made in the Python Africa letter. It's spot on. > There's a time and place for things, and attending a conference in a country where such things are considered illegal is neither. My issue is, saying "can't you... just not?" (IMHO) massively trivialises how much of a sacrifice you're asking non-straight people to make. "can't you... just not?" seems to imply an incredulity why this would be any kind of imposition for non-straight people, and they should, like, get over it, man. It is a reality that LGBT+ people have to face, and make their own decisions about, but that doesn't mean it's fine to make it out like no big deal. > this is unfair, but those are the rules made by the country. I get that. And also, that anyone attending needs to respect the fact that publicly disobeying the rules can have serious consequences. Should the rules be obeyed? Probably. But are they worthy of respect? Fuck no. > most people just don't care or are fine with respecting the rules, I think you mean "most people not affected by the rules just don't care...". The same could be said for any civil rights struggle in the past. For a long time, most men didn't care or were just fine with respecting rules that discriminated against women, and most white people didn't care or were just fine with respecting rules that discriminated against people of color. When people who are not affected by such rules stand up against them, that really helps.