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The "Kind Communication Guidelines" give too much wiggle room for misgendering. It is hate speech, and a form of psychological abuse, to misgender trans people
by bitwize 2y ago
The "Kind Communication Guidelines" give too much wiggle room for misgendering.
It is hate speech, and a form of psychological abuse, to misgender trans people when you should know better. Depending on jurisdiction, it may incur civil or criminal penalties as well.
Again, there is a reason why the Contributor Covenant, itself written by a trans woman, is the gold standard for open source codes of conduct.
- tourmalinetaco 2y agoIf people didn’t make their identity their personality and just wrote code then it wouldn’t be a problem.
- mikrotikker 2y agoUsernames don't have genders