More on Readercon - the Board

There are now two reports indicating that a member or members of the current Readercon board behaved in troubling ways.

1. Rachel Elizabeth Dillon ( rax ), who then identified as "a younger trans queer white woman", reports on transphobia (and other issues) during committee meetings in  "Readercon: This Isn't The Only Reason Not To Go."

Here's an excerpt: "The meeting ended with another board member all up in my face about how I was being mean to them and they weren't a bigot because they had trans friends. Literally! They told me they had trans friends! I was in shock, and basically just left at that point. The board member who got all up in my face ragequit the con, and then after people sent supportive emails ignoring what they had done wrong, they unragequit and resumed control."

and ETA: Fantasist N.K. Jemisin speaks up about her own experiences in the comments.
2. Award-winning author Catherynne M. Valente ( yuki_onna ) writes in Concerning Readercon:"I have also had, somewhat infamously, my share of problems with the Readercon Board, most particularly one member who felt a proper response to disagreeing with me on the Internet was sending private, threatening emails and behaving in an insulting and aggressive fashion toward commenters to this journal. [...] I have been nervous about attending the convention ever since my own Internet dust-up with that Board member, because his social and physical behavior I find intimidating and I am well aware that to say he dislikes me is an understatement. I was told by the Chairs of the convention that his involvement would be phased out due to his unacceptable behavior–but that has clearly not happened at all as he is still instrumental on the Board and Committee, and thus, in this decision. "
Both of those instances are highly troubling and I feel should be highlighted.