Two kink related events with similar dimensions (200-300 people) happen during Easter in Berlin. One, flinta only, tries to be inclusive including long and sometimes fracturing political discussions, the other, all genders welcome, not. The not specially inclusive event has a bigger percentage (or at all) wheel chair users, visibly disabled, older and younger people, trans including trans women, and evtg else I probably did not notice, also dedicated neurodivergent meetings. The amount of poc folks seem comparable in both events, both very white.
Just putting it here without explaining or interpreting, might do it in the comments.
I just want to highlight that inclusion takes more than wanting it and writing about it: the mechanics of exclusion are subtle and persistent.
"Who is not here and why". More than "who do we want to include"
I am putting this here as an invitation to reflect and not as throwing shit at people's work.
