Editing Virtual Event Code of Conduct (section)

==Additional Guidelines==

===Do===

* Respectfully share what method works best for you, while giving others space to think differently and contribute other ideas  
* Speak your own narrative, from your own unique culture  
* Model inclusionary expertise - if others in the group appear to be “lost”, slow down; stop and ask for input  
* Create events that are all-ages appropriate  
* Give everyone a chance to talk, only interrupting if absolutely necessary - for example, Code of Conduct violations
* Stop, listen and ask for clarification if someone perceives your behavior or presentation as violating the Code of Conduct  
* Use words that accurately describe the situation
* Only discuss someone else’s lifestyle practices if they invite you to a conversation on the topic  
* Ask someone before you hug them; keep your hands/body to yourself, even when joking, unless the other person has given verbal consent  
* Disengage and find another activity if someone did not invite you and is not engaging with you  
* Exercise the right to talk about your own identity if you want to, or not if you don’t want to  
* Use the pronouns people have specified for themselves

===Do Not===

* Disparage entire groups/sets of people for their beliefs or methods
* Caricature the cultural expressions of groups you are not a member of
* Present information in a way / at a level that no one else in the room can understand, with no attempt to include others in the discussion
* Use language that excludes youth and their experiences as vital contributors
* Repeatedly disrupt a discussion
* Ignore others’ request to stop potentially harmful behavior, even if it was an accident
* Joke using words related to actual or insulting descriptions of people
* Use disability and mental/emotional health terminology to describe a situation metaphorically, especially if the phrasing is meant as an insult
* Make unwelcomed comments regarding a person’s lifestyle practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, relationships, and employment
* Initiate physical contact or simulate physical contact without consent
* Violate personal space by continuing your physical presence into private spaces without consent
* Deliberately “out” any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent
* Purposely misgender someone (i.e., refusing to use their correct gender pronouns) after they have told you their correct pronouns

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