[sudo-discuss] Trans* Hackathon

[Rabbit]

Can you all think of any ideas for this?

How about some kind of reputation system where trans people could vouch for
other people who are not shitty/dangerous about trans things.  This could
at first be used for doctors, therapists, etc, and might eventually be
useful in daily life (getting craigslist rides, finding apartment mates)

This would be easy to generalize to other contexts where people want to
trust each other.  I guess it would become like LinkedIn's system of
vouching for other people's skills.

I hear that reputation systems are challenging to get right though.  Here
are some resources about designing them

http://hypothes.is/workshop
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yk4ad5i44WbLl3ekmH84RNqFi0CikfEZbGiyKyAk79M/edit




On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Rabbit <rabbitface at gmail.com> wrote:

> There's a hackathon happening in Oakland to build tools that are helpful
> to transgender people
>
> Apply by August 2
> Happens on Sept 13-15
>
> http://transhack.org/
>
> "WHY A HACKATHON FOCUSED ON THE TRANS COMMUNITY?
> Research shows that transgender people are unemployed at 2x the national
> rate–4x for transgender people of color; have incomes of less than $10,00 a
> year; experience homelessness at 2x the rate of non-trans people; and
> suffer overwhelming discrimination when it comes to accessing adequate
> healthcare and legal services. This problem not only affects transgender
> adults but trans and gender nonconforming youth as well. A necessary step
> in addressing anti-transgender bias is to create technology that socially
> empowers transgender individuals. Imagine if there existed a mobile phone
> app that helps individuals find trans friendly doctors or an app that
> profiles safe space job opportunities for trans people across the country?
> Trans*H4CK is a space in which to turn these possibilities into reality."
>
>
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