Welcome
Who are we?
We are a community of queer open-source enthusiasts based in Baltimore.
Our mission
Support the queer community with our skills. Spread the love of open-source.
- Establish a community of queer coders
- Create safer spaces for queer people to socialise, learn, and network
- Promote and support members of underrepresented groups in tech
- Challenge and change structural inequalities in tech
- Promote privacy and self-governance through free and open-source technology
What we do
We meet biweekly to:
- Present and discuss cool subjects or technologies that interest us
- Share our passion projects
- Learn from each other
- Foster an encouraging co-working environment
- Group hacking sessions
- Make friends
- Build community
- Support each other
What we don't do
- Vibecoding - we derive joy from the craft and build knowledge through mutual struggle; AI robs us of this experience.
- Proprietary LLMs (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.). The need for profit creates a neverending vortex of deceitful hype.
- Cryptocurrency. It's scammy and vacuums up 2% of global electricity.
- Profit, startup, or hustle culture. Take it easy, folks.
- Programming boot camp, school, or certifications. Trust us, you don't want us to certify you.
Rules
- Treat everyone with respect, this includes but is not limited to: using their preferred name and pronouns.
- Engage sincerely and listen actively. Assume good faith. Allow others time to speak, and speak in a way that brings others into the conversation.
- Open source is inherently political, queerness is incessantly politicized; discussion of politics and activism are expected but we're not a debate club.
- The purpose of this club is building a community. Should you happen to meet the love of your life, congratulations! But please don't attend meetings only to scout for hotties.
- Adults only.
- No elitism, everyone is at a different stage of their journey and we are a space of mutual support.
- People enjoy different things, don't be mean.
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