Re: [Recentattendees] Background on Singapore go/no go for IETF 100

> On May 26, 2016, at 9:15 AM, Barry Raveendran Greene 
> <bgreene(_at_)senki(_dot_)org> wrote:
>
>
> If this is being used as the justification, then South Korea must also be 
> changed. Same problem.
>
> > On May 25, 2016, at 3:08 PM, IAOC Chair <iaoc-chair(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > Reasons for Cancellation of IETF 100 Meeting in Singapore, and the IAOC 
> > understands that to be:
> >
> > “    Singapore laws against same-sex relationships between men and
> >   preventing the recognition of same-sex marriages could create
> >   difficulties for same-sex partners and their children; these have
> >   discouraged affected members of our community from participating
> >   at the IETF meeting in November of 2017 and have also influenced
> >   others to decline to attend in principled solidarity with them.
> >
> >
> >   Accordingly, the IETF has decided to postpone indefinitely the meeting
> >   in Singapore and is pursuing alternative venues.”
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