Local Variables is dedicated to providing a harassment-free community for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, country of origin, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of community members in any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any venue, including talks. Community members violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from events or online community spaces at the discretion of the organizers.

Harassment includes, but is not limited to:

• Verbal comments that reinforce social structures of domination related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, country of origin, or religion.
  
• Sexual images in public spaces
  
• Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
  
• Harassing photography or recording
  
• Sustained disruption of talks or other events
  
• Inappropriate physical contact
  
• Unwelcome sexual attention
  
• Advocating for, or encouraging, any of the above behavior
  

Enforcement

Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Sponsors are also subject to the anti-harassment policy.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, event organizers retain the right to take any actions to keep the event a welcoming environment for all participants. This includes warning the offender or expulsion from the meetup. If applicable, no refunds will be given to those in violation of this policy

Event organizers may take action to redress anything designed to, or with the clear impact of, disrupting the event or making the environment hostile for any participants.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event-related social activities, including on community discussion boards and Slack channels. We think people should follow these rules outside event activities too!

License and attribution

This policy is licensed under the Creative Commons Zero license . It is public domain, no credit and no open licensing of your version is required. This anti-harassment policy is based on the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki (https://geekfeminism.w..., created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers.