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Add gender identity to safer dances policy #27

Open dehnert opened 5 years ago

dehnert commented 5 years ago

Our policy doesn't really address people pressuring other dancers to dance a particular dance role based on apparent gender, and given that culturally we frown heavily on that, it probably makes sense to.

My inclination would be to replace the existing paragraph:

At Tech Squares, most dancers switch partners between tips and dance with a wide variety of other participants. Dancers always have the right to decline to dance with anyone without a need to give a reason; a simple "No thanks" should always suffice. Declining to dance with one person does not preclude dancing that tip with someone else. Pressuring people to dance, or asking someone to dance when they have already indicated disinterest in dancing with you, is unacceptable.

With something like:

At Tech Squares, most dancers switch partners between tips and dance with a wide variety of other participants, and many routinely switch dance roles or dance a role that doesn't match their apparent gender. Dancers always have the right to decline to dance with anyone without a need to give a reason; a simple "No thanks" should always suffice. Declining to dance with one person does not preclude dancing that tip with someone else. Pressuring people to dance, to dance a role that matches their apparent gender, or asking someone to dance when they have already indicated disinterest in dancing with you, is unacceptable.

We could also certainly add another item to the prohibited list.