The writing in that blog post also posits some questions in a manner that doesn’t seem all that good: > What counts as “safety”? Which places in the world are

The writing in that blog post also posits some questions in a manner that doesn’t seem all that good: > What counts as “safety”? Which places in the world are truly safe for LGBTQIA+ community? How much of a city, or state, or country needs to be LGBTQIA+ hostile for the whole of it to be declared unworthy of PSF support? Meanwhile: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Tanzania https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Tanzania > Homosexuality in Tanzania is a socially taboo topic, and same-sex sexual acts (even in private and consensual) are criminal offences, punishable with life imprisonment. While I have no idea what counts as “truly safe”, that’s definitely not it! I wouldn’t want any of my friends who happen to be queer to go to a place where they might face life imprisonment for the crime of… existing? As far as exclusion goes, that’s a pretty clear case of that, a different venue would be better. Some people might say that if a change of venue isn’t possible (for some reason?) then that means that everyone would miss out on the event if it couldn’t happen, at which point people will probably have different opinions about whether taking a stance on inclusion is worth it or not, depending on their views. Calling it an “ideology” might be unconventional, but maybe not entirely wrong as far as the semantics go (beliefs shared by a group of people) - the same way my “ideology” would be that women also deserve to vote, don’t need to cover their faces with garments if they don’t feel like it etc. The ideology of human rights, I guess. >> "Not engaging at all" allows the engaging group to completely take over and expunge their opposition. I agree with this point, though. Except that in any conflict you should choose yourself on which side you are on, sometimes the engaging group might be right. Can’t comment more on this particular case, just on the linked article and what I read.