Re: Debian supports pridemonth?
On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 11:59:36AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote:
> Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> writes:
>
> > Hispanic Heritage Month is coming in a few months (at least in the US,
> > not sure about international observances). Perhaps Debian could make a
> > public show of support for those of Hispanic origin (who tend to be
> > drastically underrepresented in the community). We already missed Black
> > Heritage Month this year in the US, but it is coming in October for
> > Europe and will come round again in February in the US. Blacks, or
> > African-Americans, are similarly underrepresented in the community.
>
> > Perhaps we could also show support for Jews and those of Jewish origin
> > during one of the principal festivals (Passover, Weeks, or Tabernacles).
>
> I think this would be great. Explicitly saying to our various communities
> on days of significance to that community that they are welcome and
> supported in Debian seems like a warm-hearted and open gesture, and I
> fully support it. My employer does this for four or five of the events
> that are the most significant to company employees, and it's always very
> welcome.
>
> The criteria I'd use (because we do have to draw some sort of line
> somewhere, since there are more days or months like this than there are
> days and months in the year if you look hard enough) is to let the
> relevant community in Debian take the lead. That also avoids the
> occasional issues where there is some supposed recognition of a group that
> is controversial or unwanted within that group, which happens from time to
> time because humans are complicated.
>
> So, we should look to our LGBTQ project members to decide what Debian
> should do for Pride, to our Hispanic members to decide what Debian should
> do for Hispanic Heritage Month, and so forth, since they're the experts on
> what they would find the most meaningful within the Debian context.
>
That's very reasonable.
--
Roberto C. Sánchez
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