Silence Equals Death

Sex, drugs and… censorship? This talk includes the Sex + Drugs talk that was censored under duress at BSides San Francisco, and begins by exploring why no topics should ever be off limits in hacker communities – and especially, why no topic should ever be off limits because there are women in the room. Solutions are offered to the community for current dilemmas posed by sex-negative and anti-harm reduction acts by feminist extremists in hacker communities. This Common Grounds Keynote also serves as an introduction to community-focused concepts – including the very necessary refusal to be silenced.