[ForrestN]

Congratulations! Do you have a policy regarding non-binary or genderqueer people? And are there any steps you're planning to take to keep your community free of TERF transphobia? I'm curious about building a gender-based community in 2019.

[sudosteph]

I've used leap for a while and have seen multiple posts from people wanting to learn how to be more inclusive towards trans people, but absolutely nothing that appears to push any sort of transphobia. Remember this is a forum for professionals. Every professional knows that preaching homophobia, racism, transphobia or whatever is wildly inappropriate and uncivil behavior.

I suppose it's something that would get addressed if a problem arises. But for now, why bother creating a whole plan to solve a problem that doesn't actually exist?

[hopler]

It's not transphobic to question whether a women-only organization should include transwomen. It's a legitimately hard question with no 100% correct answer. You have to deal with the possibility of people who identify as female according to their own standards, which you might consider dishonest or confused.

[alliecat]

Step off it, mate.

There is a correct answer: People who call themselves women are women. Simple as that.

You're not the arbiter of Gender.

[tomp]

So Trump can be the first female president... if he wants?

[alliecat]

Sure. Trump's an abhorrent human being but that doesn't stop me from respecting their gender identity.

I don't go around misgendering people I don't like because I don't like them. That's shit.

[tomp]

Well let's agree to disagree. To me, "man" and "women" mean sex (i.e. biologically male or female human), not gender.

[tzs]

> Do you have a policy regarding non-binary or genderqueer people?

According to the sign-up pitch that appears shortly after you start reading an AMA there: "Elpha is for anyone who identifies as a woman and/or non-binary."

[ForrestN]

Thank you for the answer!

[ForrestN]

Woah! Even after so long on HN, I'm surprised by multiple downvotes for even a question that merely implies an interest in inclusivity for non-cis people.

[sctb]

There is little that can be gleaned from voting, especially early on. It's just plain noisy and you don't know what someone is objecting to.

> Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[ForrestN]

Agree to disagree in this case, wherein I believe two or more people's gestures do communicate something real regardless of the eventual balancing out. Thanks for the reminder.

[gammateam]

> It's just plain noisy and you don't know what someone is objecting to.

Then why does it rate limit the poster who might have spurred a discussion and wants to find out? They can't even post anymore until hours after the discussion died down even though little can be gleaned from the reason anyone downvoted them? There is some conflicting logic going around

[lucisferre]

It could be your use of the term TERF which is pretty loaded and has been associated with calls for violence against women.

[tomp]

Calling people you disagree with “radical” isn’t just a question.