On Sat, 9 Apr 2016, Melinda Shore wrote: > That goes, I think, to the question of unenforceable laws (Lawrence > v. Texas). I'm interested in the question of where the line is > between issues that the IETF needs to deal with and matters of > personal conscience, and I tend to think it comes down to questions > of whether or not meeting participants will be treated equally when > it comes to public accommodation, etc. > > As we're seeing, businesses are responding to the recent spate of > anti-gay legislation and transphobic potty laws by announcing that > they're not opening planned facilities in those states, not allowing > their employees to take business travel there, and so on. So, > there's an actual question about whether or not the IETF would be > able to meet in a place that's recently passed anti-gay legislation, > given some corporate travel restrictions. As far as I know there > are no corporate bans on travel to Singapore, but civil liberties > organizations like Civil Rights Watch have identified Singapore as a > place where LGBT people still face active legal discrimination and > it seems clear that there's a legitimate question about what sort of > treatment some meeting participants can expect to receive. > > Melinda There are several sources online for this information, including the US State Department, but we are also actively seeking clarification from contacts in Singapore about these issues. So far, I am fairly certain that our attendees won't notice any issues at all, but stay tuned as we gather the facts. Ole