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There really is a weird intersection between the LGBT+ community, tabletop gaming, and open source. There’s also a shocking lack of community in Jackson, Michigan.

My goal in starting this group is to help build sustainable, scaleable, grassroots community infrastructure. I know that sounds lofty, so I won’t dwell on it much. For now, I’ll just say that I hope to create and disseminate standard operating procedures (SOPs), event toolkits, and the like to make it easier for anybody to run similar events and groups without having to replicate quite so much of the logistical work.

In the meantime, our real goal is to play some games and talk about Linux!

This group was conceived as a half-joke earlier today. The website was developed and deployed, and the domain purchased, over the course of the afternoon and evening. In the coming days, I plan to set up some basic infrastructure on Discord, Mastodon, Matrix, and/or MeetUp. Scheduling and location will be announced once they are determined.

While things are getting set up, feel free to reach out to info@dicendistros.com with any ideas, questions, or concerns. You can also find my personal blog at evelynpark.com if you want to learn a little about me before placing your DnD character’s life in my hands.

Bad at conclusions. Pretend I said something appropriately aspirational.