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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6218933" data-attributes="member: 8835">As an aside, it might be interesting to consider the background of those of us with different views on the subject.I come from LARGE corporations.  I now help run a very small IT company.In both venues, when somebody raises an issue or concern that smells like lawsuit bait (harrassment or discrimination), you'd best watch what you say, and cede to the request if its reasonable.  Any quibbling or whatnot, could be construed as condoning the alleged bad behavior.Even my InfoSec guy is wired this way.  If he remotely detects anybody is doing something wrong (like illegal porn on an executive's laptop), that goes straight to the Feds.  We don't get an opportunity to hem and haw over it or quietly take care of it, because THAT can look like an attempt to hide evidence and make us an accessory to the crime.Every time the news has an article about a scandal, it is invariably because the company did not handle the problem in a sufficiently serious and immediate way, and instead spent more time hiding it, debating it, or not taking it seriously.It may be human nature to go through the seven stages over every change forced upon us, but other humans don't give a hoot if you're going through it to realize that you need to respond NOW to a Gender Equality request that isn't onerous or excessive.My position and viewpoint is aimed at people writing actual products/running an RPG company because that is analogous to what I do for a living.I don't care if some dude's personal writing is gender exclusive or not.  That's below the radar of the RPG industry as a whole.</blockquote>

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