Many of the attitudes in this post and comments are exactly the reason why I (and many with whom I have candid conversations with) decided never to attend, speak at, and sponsor (all of which I've done extensively in the past) WordCamps. The attitude of elevating one experience and denying the experience of another is destructive to a community. And if anyone can't see that, there is a very good chance you are one of the persons perpetrating the harm on the community. When "groups" get so blinded by false truths they can never comprehend anything different outside their "group bubble", the logical discourse potential is already gone.