I'm on the mailing list for Spectra (https://lgbtmath.org/), a queer math organization, as well as their Outlist (https://lgbtmath.org/People.html). I'm not any more involved than that at the moment, but I'm now questioning my plans to help out more in the future.
This year, an election was held, the results of which are now nullified since it was apparently held a year ahead of schedule according to the bylaws. The situation appears acrimonious and I cannot yet determine whether leadership has acted in accordance with my own ethics.
The controversy appears to meld several extreme current political issues, and I am disappointed that it is not obvious where everyone stands. Sadly, connection to ethically dubious entities is part of being a mathematician in the US, and I hope that the first tax-exempt queer math organization is not one of them.
I might know more if I was on the organization's Discord, but given the mailing list discussion, I'm not sure if joining that platform with clarify things.
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