It seems to me that booth babes don't have a place at DrupalCon because this is contrary to the spirit of gender and sexual equality that our community encourages.
But if an exhibitor wants to hire them, then in the spirit of Drupal, they should also have booth guys, models, showing an equal amount of skin and flirting with straight Drupal women and gay guys. They should also be hiring some transmen and women. And if a company is uncomfortable with all of this, then they should be uncomfortable with booth babes too.
TL;DR. Drupal is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexuality. Catering for just one group only is not ok.
Gender Equality
What an excellent post! Thank you.
It seems to me that booth babes don't have a place at DrupalCon because this is contrary to the spirit of gender and sexual equality that our community encourages.
But if an exhibitor wants to hire them, then in the spirit of Drupal, they should also have booth guys, models, showing an equal amount of skin and flirting with straight Drupal women and gay guys. They should also be hiring some transmen and women. And if a company is uncomfortable with all of this, then they should be uncomfortable with booth babes too.
TL;DR. Drupal is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexuality. Catering for just one group only is not ok.