Re: [Coworking] Gay coworking space
My gut reaction is that you've done it right letting it happen organically. IMO, the best, safest spaces (coworking or otherwise) are always the ones that set the tone and have strong ties to a community. You can do that without labeling yourself just by setting the tone, expectations of your members, and walking the walk. My two cents as a queer former space owner... Hillary On Oct 17, 2011, at 2:53 AM, Simon Soho Collective simonjhg...@btinternet.com wrote: Just wanted to know what people thought of gay or gay-friendly coworking spaces. We have a space called The Soho Collective in the middle of Soho in London, which is the gay area and I suppose it's only natural that a higher-than-average percentage of our guys are gay. And we've found it's been a plus: gay people feel comfortable and able to communicate openly, and we only want gay-friendly people around anyway, so it's sort of set the tone. I just wondered if anyone thought a designated gay coworking space would work or whether we've got it right letting it happen organically. Your comments please. Simon at The Soho Collective. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
[Coworking] Gay coworking space
Just wanted to know what people thought of gay or gay-friendly coworking spaces. We have a space called The Soho Collective in the middle of Soho in London, which is the gay area and I suppose it's only natural that a higher-than-average percentage of our guys are gay. And we've found it's been a plus: gay people feel comfortable and able to communicate openly, and we only want gay-friendly people around anyway, so it's sort of set the tone. I just wondered if anyone thought a designated gay coworking space would work or whether we've got it right letting it happen organically. Your comments please. Simon at The Soho Collective. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
Re: [Coworking] Gay coworking space
It sounds to me like an awesome example of organic growth. A lot of the kinds of identity concerns you have require trust between members, and that's 100% the case in *any* coworking space, gay straight or otherwise. The strongest communities I've seen around the world, regardless of their specific identity, consistently make it a point for people to be learn to trust one another. If you got that part right, everything else is easy :) -Alex /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 5:53 AM, Simon Soho Collective simonjhg...@btinternet.com wrote: Just wanted to know what people thought of gay or gay-friendly coworking spaces. We have a space called The Soho Collective in the middle of Soho in London, which is the gay area and I suppose it's only natural that a higher-than-average percentage of our guys are gay. And we've found it's been a plus: gay people feel comfortable and able to communicate openly, and we only want gay-friendly people around anyway, so it's sort of set the tone. I just wondered if anyone thought a designated gay coworking space would work or whether we've got it right letting it happen organically. Your comments please. Simon at The Soho Collective. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Coworking group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
