Could @cogsci_soc and other conferences on AI, philosophy & psychology please adopt this policy as well? Not just states and provinces, but avoid countries in general that are unsafe for LGBTQ+ folk.
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Agreed. Also relevant as there may be tradeoffs: e.g. who are excluded by not holding conference in certain countries/areas? Think it’s most important that societies are clear & vocal about their inclusive values and have strategy for openly & conscientiously balancing tradeoffs.
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As an important aside too, for some countries (absolutely not the US though) I would be a little sad (not to see in 100% disagreement though) that a conference decided against going there due to their bigotry and hateful culture/laws.
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For example, if I found out Cyprus was not selected because of their bigotry I would worry it was not a useful measure. Because I want to know for sure the reason was conveyed to the potential hosts so they can have a chance to improve.
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I fear people in Cyprus, and similar, countries which have huge oppressed LGBT+ communities are left alone by the international community to basically die or to leave their country (like I did).
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So this is actually a very complex issue and if Western-run conferences ignore non-Western developing nations because they are bigoted, we might lose a chance to help the people in those countries.
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Had similar thought in parallel. Yes, dialogue is needed.
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Inclusivity isn't just for Western people, yup.
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