alt Hacker News> If you say "I prefer to be referred to by these pronouns" then the reply "please stick to technical considerations" is not neutral.
There's no single societal norm in worldwide source projects; that's just you monolithing a diverse set of groups. In this particular instance if you're just a GitHub handle then whether you're female or you wish to be called "her" then that doesn't require hiding that you're "queer", but it also doesn't require mentioning it. Just say, "actually it's 'she'" and you're done.
I thought you merely misread my comment. But it really seems you are very determined to pretend that there are no reasons for people to hide that they are queer, which, given the current political climate, is just bizarre to me.