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Trembling with Righteous Indignation
This year, in the registration packet, there was a flyer for an event called "Daughters of Diana Gathering". The event flyer says:
Whether you are new to the Goddess path, participate with a coven, are solitary, a student or a priestess... all women-born-women are invited to come celebrate the Goddess...
"Women-born-women" is one of those phrases that's simply code for "women, but not trans women."
Well, in typical WisCon fashion, someone quickly scheduled a "Trans exclusion is not okay" panel in the ad-hoc programming room, in the middle of the day today. Also, someone talked to the con com to ask why the flyer was included in the registration packet.
So, um. Each day, at WisCon, there's an announcements newsletter, and the con com has posted a message saying:
The Coordinator Troika and the Programming Co-Chairs of WisCon 31 would like to clarify that:
- we have not endorsed, nor vetted before packet-stuffing, items submitted to us for inclusion in your programming packet.
- WisCon does not endorse any event or organization whose policies are discriminatory
- We apologize on behalf of the entire Con-Com to anyone who has felt offended or excluded by anything at WisCon, including, but not limited to items in reg packets.
- We affirm our intention to have in-depth conversation at the conclusion of WisCon 31 regarding a refinement of practice for vetting materials.
So, you know what's wrong with WisCon? All of this happened before I even became aware of the flyer. I was denied my moment of righteous indignation, where I could demand an explanation about How This Could Have Happened!!!!
Really. WisCon is the coolest place on the planet. Thank you, organizers.
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