Mastodawn

I'm not salty or anything, and I don't live in America anymore - but I absolutely checked a couple major cybersecurity events with rotating venues because surely by now in 2026, they must have moved to places safe for women and trans attendees, surely, surely, surely,

nah of course not

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Lesley Carhart

2d ago

In this year of 2026 if you absolutely have to run your mobile, international event in America - and you choose to run it in Texas, Tennessee, or Florida, that is certainly a choice that reflects which of your members or employees you see as human.

@hacks4pancakes I do my best to avoid any conferences in America where possible. And if I do go, I always have my passport with me in case "papers please." Nice place, great people. The best people. Freedom like you've never seen before. (edit: and I'm not even a targeted demo, so I can only imagine the anxiety and fear of someone who is part of a marginalized group) FFS people, have your conferences in a proper country like Canada.