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Originally Posted by indieFan
Am I the only one that wouldn't expect there to be much, if any, talk about LGBT+ issues in FIRST?
There is a time and a place to discuss various things. An event about Science and Technology just doesn't strike me as the right time and place for LGBT+ discussions.
The same would be true for racism, anti-semitism, pro-life/pro-choice, etc.
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I don't think the point is have a discussion about the umbrella of general LGBT+ issues, but rather how FIRST integrates diverse communities into their platform. There is a very popular thread right now regarding inclusiveness with respect to gender in FRC, and there was an other about the FRC experience from the perpectice of a student of color. I'd expect this project to be addressing those issues introduced by the other under-represented demographics but from an LGBT+ scope.
Interestngly, industry leaders don't see FRC as just a "competition about science and technology". There are multiple workshops on the itinerary at Worlds (presented by corperate leaders) this year that are addressing the issue of diversity and inclusions within the FIRST programs. If industry leaders think these issues are important enough to discuss, who are we to render them irrelevant?