[llvm-dev] RFC: Introducing an LLVM Community Code of Conduct

[Karen Shaeffer via llvm-dev]

On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 12:35:07PM -0400, Aaron Ballman via llvm-dev wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 12:21 PM, Renato Golin via llvm-dev
> <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> > On 13 October 2015 at 16:41, Rafael Espíndola <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> >>> - *Be welcoming.* We strive to be a community that welcomes and supports
> >>> people of all backgrounds and identities. This includes, but is not limited
> >>> to members of any race, ethnicity, culture, national origin, colour,
> >>> immigration status, social and economic class, educational level, sex,
> >>> sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, size, family
> >>> status, political belief, religion
> >>
> >> How about "religion or lack thereof"? I know it can be understood to
> >> be implicit, but as an atheist I tend feel a bit left out of
> >> statements like that.
> >
> > +1!!!!
> >
> > Well, since we're being picky... :D
> >
> > race: last time I checked, we're all members of the same race, homo
> > sapiens sapiens.
> > national origin vs. immigration status: the former is already covered
> > by "culture" for everything that matters, the latter is very specific
> > to one culture.
> > social "class": this is too Marxist*, we should use "social status",
> > since everything is blurred nowadays.
> > family status: really?!
> > sexual orientation vs. sex vs gender identity and expression: what?!
> 
> sexual orientation != sex != gender identity and expression, so
> personally, I am in favor of this (though I feel like sex could be
> dropped due to the gender identity clause).

Hi Aaron,
Over the years, these definitions have been in flux.

My current understanding is sexual orientation refers to the concepts of being
celibate or heterosexual or homosexual or bisexual. Gender identity refers to a
continuous spectrum of conditions relating to one's perception of being male or
female or somewhere in between those two ends of the gender spectrum. And so I
believe sexual orientation and gender identity are distinct concepts without any
connotation of redundancy associated with them.

One point that is very often misunderstood by the general population is that
sexual orientation is referenced to the individual's gender identity. In real
life, that can be confusing.

For another point of view, see:
http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-terminology-and-definitions

Adapt and thrive,
Karen

> 
> > size: really? is this the PC version of "weight"?
> >
> > * I don't mean "socialist", nor "communist", but I mean the strict
> > division of classes.
> >
> > cheers,
> > --renato
> >
> > PS: I hope you all understand that I mean no offence. I may have to
> > put that as my signature from now on, though, or risk being kicked out
> > without notice... :)
> 
> lol
> 
> ~Aaron
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