For large events like RIPE, contracts have to be signed 1.5-3 years in advance, and the Serbian announcement was just today. Unfortunately, large events can't adjust locations that quickly On Sat, Aug 27, 2022 at 1:17 PM Cynthia Revström <me@cynthia.re> wrote:
Hi,
It appears that the Serbian president is currently attempting to cancel the EuroPride 2022 event that the Serbian PM earlier committed to fully support[1].
I feel like hosting RIPE meetings in countries that would try to cancel pride events, seemingly at least in part because of anti-LGBTQ+ protesters is not great if we want to increase diversity and inclusivity.
Sure, it is a lot better than when it was decided to host one in the UAE a few years ago but that is a pretty low bar.
To further increase diversity and inclusion, I think it would make sense to require that the RIPE meetings are only hosted in cities/countries that support LGBTQ+ rights.
While not the entire reason, it being hosted in Serbia was part of my decision to not attend RIPE85.
[1]: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62700240
-Cynthia
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