Being concerned is not a problem. It's the trying to make it look like China is that brutal stone age country that doesn't give a damn about the lives of their people, in total disregard of facts.
Have you considered that may they try but fail to land them far away from the population.
So with all the changes that China has undergone in the last 30 years, the development in all sectors.
The effort they have put in to reduce pollution in their cities. Research in health fields
Where do you get the idea that they don't want to do better?
Can there be any news here from China where y'all don't end up on the China is bad, we are good topic?
I feel like this was different before Trump? Did he make all of you come out of the closet?
You have reminded me about this. I failed an interview the other day because the site couldn't work with Firefox. I hate it. I have been forced to install Google chrome for just interviews and other things where Firefox fails. It seems like devs no longer do Firefox tests
Maybe a wrong word to use. But politicians claim to be representing the people's voice in ceating those laws is not entirely correct.
In most African countries, people are still uncomfortable with LGBTQ, and the general show of love in public but not hostile to the extent of enacted laws
Remember most LGBTQ activism is sponsored by the west, so politicians use that to heat up the population about family, bill gates, blah, blah, that's where I used the word populism.
I am not asking anyone to be invisible.
I am just saying we need to go back to reality and see things the way they are supposed to be.
How long ago were the LGBTQ people also at risk in the Western world?
I understand organisations like PSF have their codes to abide by and safety of attendees is and should be a priority.
But if your main mission is to promote python in the whole world. It's not impossible to issue an advisory that LGBTQ people are advised to do this or that about a given location.
Python coders have nothing to do with politicians.
My guess is that this has much to do with how much they get out of Africa. It seems like they don't see the benefit of funding those conferences.
About LBGTQ
This looks to me like the Western behaviour where they sanction the whole country to death because they don't agree with policies of people in power.
I am an African. And I live in a country where such laws targeting LGBTQ has been enacted.
FYI, Most people here have no idea what LGBTQ means and those who do don't give a damn. Those leading the making of laws and noise making are just populists after their bread. [These are facts, hoping they still matter]
If you feel so strong about attending the conference, no one is going to ask your sexual orientation at the airport.
Tourists are coming in everyday.
Qatar has just hosted the world cup, how many LGBTQ people were jailed?
If you don't feel safe, just skip the conference or attend online.
You know very well that coders are among the most reserved people on earth, why punish them for their government rules?
I hate posturing. I thought this kind of behaviour is to be left to politicians and 'national security' advisers.