> We understand that the argument against support for DjangoCon Africa was that the host country, Tanzania, is not a safe place for the LGBTQIA+ community.
That's not as simple as "woke ideology" though. If you don't find the convention, Africa doesn't get a pycon. If you do fund it, you're funding something that excludes queer people.
Without knowing any details, I guess they should have been more eager to fund it. then at least some people would benefit
https://pythonafrica.blogspot.com/2023/12/an-open-letter-to-...
> We understand that the argument against support for DjangoCon Africa was that the host country, Tanzania, is not a safe place for the LGBTQIA+ community.
That's not as simple as "woke ideology" though. If you don't find the convention, Africa doesn't get a pycon. If you do fund it, you're funding something that excludes queer people.
Without knowing any details, I guess they should have been more eager to fund it. then at least some people would benefit