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[Ara Pulido <ara@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 17/09/13 04:19, Shannon Lucas wrote:
>> Shannon, do you know what the drupal group does? What kind of topics
> do they talk about at these informal discussions at conferences?
> 
> A lot of the Drupal BoFs seem to be more social, allowing people to meet
> the people they'd talked to on IRC or in the forums. They also provided
> a safe place for people who aren't necessarily comfortable being out yet
> to meet other LGBT people that share their line of work. We also
> benefited from the fact that a number of key figures in the Drupal
> community are either part of the LGBT community or allies. The online
> discussion forum hasn't been all that active lately. Most of the posts
> are either job postings or arranging get togethers at various events. We
> were, unfortunately, a bit light on the deeper topics. Someone recently
> setup a corresponding IRC channel, but it hasn't had many takers.
> 
> Here are some thoughts I had about discussions in this group:
> 
> - Interviews with LGBT people who contribute to Ubuntu or other open
> source projects.

Interviews are a very good idea.

A design/art/music/younameit blog I like reading (the fox is black) has
a series of posts about "creative" people in the LGBT community:

   http://www.thefoxisblack.com/category/lgbt-creatives-series/

I find these posts are a great way to show the community.

Cheers,
Ara.

> - What are people's experiences being out or coming out in open source?
> - What are some examples of LGBT organizations benefiting from using
> Ubuntu or open source in general?
> - How do we promote and recruit participation in open source projects
> from the LGBT community at large?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Koen Glotzbach
> <koen.glotzbach@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:koen.glotzbach@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi all,
> 
>     Totally agree to revive this group; it's good to know that Ubuntu
>     has a rich community, including LGBT's! :)
>     Yet: what about the goals? Getting people from the USA or European
>     mainland for the london pride would be cool, but a bit difficult?
>     Basically it boils down to the question posted by Maia: what are we
>     going to talk about here? And can we think of other goals, except
>     from the pride? More generally, indeed: making known that we exist :P
>     Or am I going ahead of plan, here?
>     Shannon, do you know what the drupal group does? What kind of topics
>     do they talk about at these informal discussions at conferences?
> 
>     Love from The Netherlands!
> 
>     PS. I'd love to help, but there's only so much I can do as I'll be
>     in preperation for the European elections
> 
> 
>     On 16 September 2013 22:30, Torsten Franz <torsten.ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:torsten.ubuntu@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>         Ara Pulido:
>         > Hello all!
> 
>         Hi all,
> 
> 
>         > This email is to see if there is anybody out there willing to
>         start this
>         > again (I cannot do it alone!). I think that we could even put
>         ourselves
>         > a nice goal, like participating in the London Pride 2014 with
>         a Ubuntu
>         > logo (several tech companies/communities participate, yet not
>         that many
>         > open source ones).
> 
>         okay, I don't think that I am at the London Pride 2014 but maybe
>         we can
>         make a booth concept for not only the London Pride.
> 
>         I think it is a good idea to show with an Ubuntu lgbt website
>         that Ubuntu is a place also for
>         queer life. :)
> 
>         Regards,
>         Torsten
> 
> 
>         2013/9/16 Ara Pulido <ara@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ara@xxxxxxxxxx>>
> 
>             Hello all!
> 
>             ~ubuntu-lgbt is dead, long life ~ubuntu-lgbt?
> 
>             I would like to start the discussion about revamping this
>             group and
>             start doing something meaningful with it.
> 
>             The latest and super sad news coming from Russia is a waking
>             bell
>             telling us that homophobia is still well spread and affecting
>             institutions that are supposed to be defending human rights
>             (like the IOC).
> 
>             I think that every little helps. The Ubuntu community is
>             huge, yet this
>             group only has 75 members (???). When young LGBT Ubuntu
>             users arrive to
>             the community, it would help them to see that Ubuntu is not only
>             welcoming to the LGBT community, but also an active LGBT
>             community.
> 
>             This email is to see if there is anybody out there willing
>             to start this
>             again (I cannot do it alone!). I think that we could even
>             put ourselves
>             a nice goal, like participating in the London Pride 2014
>             with a Ubuntu
>             logo (several tech companies/communities participate, yet
>             not that many
>             open source ones).
> 
>             Thanks,
>             Ara.
> 
> 
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