How best to find other GC people in my area (IRL)?

submitted by Futon_Everlasting from self.GenderCritical

So I'd like to meet up with GC people offline. How is the best way to do that? Join WoLF? Other orgs?Are there hazards with trying to find people offline? Thanks.

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[–]Virgee 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The GenderCritial account on Twitter posted a list of orgs in a few countries. I would definitely start there.

Be careful with your personal information and when meeting irl, especially if you have something to loose by being doxxed. My local organisation only gives the location of meeting an hour or two before, and only the the peuple attending, but once or twice it still wasn't enough...

[–]Futon_Everlasting[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, I was kinda wondering about the security issues. Gotta admit I spent much of my wakefulness last night thinking about how to design an app that lets groups of potential radfems/GCers vet each other in person to weed out "bad actors".

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You can probably tell if when it comes up you ask questions like:

1) what do you think about free speech for _____?, pretend you haven't heard of GC 2) is sex a spectrum? 3) what do you think makes a woman a woman? 4) transgender in sports, these will separate out the most extreme TRAs

Even then, don't assume those people are safe. Time will tell.

[–]aldoushuxleyghost 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'd like to know as well. I emailed the group near me (HI SOSrights.org!) so here's hoping someone is on the other side reading their general contact.