On 24 May 2016, at 8:44 PM, Adam Roach <adam(_at_)nostrum(_dot_)com> wrote:
I do not doubt that it sucks to be a gay or bisexual male living in
Singapore. Spending a week there for work should be fine.
I'll again agree with Jari's formulation, adding emphasis to the final three
cited words: "I think it is of course necessary to consider things that
affect the ability to enter, safety (possibly including usual human
activities that people do outside meetings anyway, families travelling
along)”.
Then I guess where I disagree with both you and Melinda is that I don’t think
the ability to bring families along should be an important consideration. This
may be because I have never traveled to work with family, nor do I consider
them coming as anything other than a vacation (for them - I would be stuck in
meetings). I am somewhat uncomfortable with idea of a companion program, but
that’s a subject for a different thread.
Yes, there are exceptional cases such as when people need to travel with
companions due to disability. Traveling with family beyond that is a choice.
Assuming the worst about Singapore, it’s not fair that I have that choice,
while Ted may feel that he does not. But if we can conclude that our
participants themselves face no risk of harm or discrimination, I don’t think
that should be a consideration.
Yoav