On a related note, the "Where are the gays at?" thread was killed sometime in the last 24 hours. I'm at a loss for any good explanation why. There have been many other discussions about minorities, especially female CS students/women founders. There's no good reason why gay hackers shouldn't be equally visible.
Some of the commenters asked why it matters, as if gay hackers should be forced to prove why they want community. mcantor (who's straight) gave a great explanation: "Finding a community of "People Like You" can make or break someone's journey into a new field. That means the hacker community at large needs to be equally supportive of queer hackers, or a queer hacker sub-community must form."
There have been many similar discussions on here about international startup founders, female founders, older founders, younger founders, and more. I'm quite disappointed that the discussion about gay founders was shot down.
I've been feeling pretty down today about my thread being killed, wondering whether I had made some sort of mistake by posting it. However, this thread, and watching the Google Video, both have made me feel a lot better. Thanks for the supportive words. :)
I'm really sorry that thread got killed. I thought it was great, and I was really disappointed too. I'm glad you're here and I'm glad you posted it, and I hope this community gets better.
> I'm quite disappointed that the discussion about gay founders was shot down
I really hope this hacker community isn't split on lines of gender, sexual orientation, nationality, age, dietary, operating system or language preferences. We should be supportive.
It was properly shut down because most people here don't precieve it as an issue at all. Of course a gay person is welcome in this community, just as a blond person is - it is a complete non-issue.
Some of the commenters asked why it matters, as if gay hackers should be forced to prove why they want community. mcantor (who's straight) gave a great explanation: "Finding a community of "People Like You" can make or break someone's journey into a new field. That means the hacker community at large needs to be equally supportive of queer hackers, or a queer hacker sub-community must form."
There have been many similar discussions on here about international startup founders, female founders, older founders, younger founders, and more. I'm quite disappointed that the discussion about gay founders was shot down.