This issue separates out (and supersedes) suggestion 12 from #228 .

Section 3.2.1 (Safety versus comfort) is currently a subsection of "Unacceptable behavior", and reads:

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3.2.1. Safety versus Comfort

This Code prioritizes the safety of individuals, particularly those in marginalized communities, over the comfort of others, for example in situations involving:

• "Reverse" -isms, including "reverse racism," "reverse sexism," and "cisphobia".
• Reasonable communication of boundaries, such as “leave me alone,” “go away,” or “I’m not discussing this with you”.
• Communication in a tone you don’t find congenial.
• Criticisms of racist, sexist, cissexist, or otherwise oppressive behavior or assumptions.

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SUGGESTION: Move this section to become a new section 4.3, and reword it as follows:

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4.3 Safety versus Comfort

This Code prioritizes the safety of individuals, particularly those in marginalized communities, over the comfort of others. For example:

• Although a curt response like "leave me alone", “go away,” or “I’m not discussing this with you” would normally be a violation of this code, such a response is justifiable (as self defense) when the respondent's safety feels threatened by an aggressor, and should be immediately respected.

• The Ombud may not act on claims of "reverse"-isms, including "reverse racism," "reverse sexism," and "cisphobia", that arise out of reasonable efforts to correct a larger injustice.

• Efforts to prevent or correct oppressive behavior, such as criticizing racist, sexist or cissexist behavior, are permissible even if they make other participants uncomfortable.

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EXPLANATION: 1. This section is more about enforcement, and how Ombuds should respond to complaints, than it is about "unacceptable behavior", so section 4 seems like a more appropriate place for it. 2. The "go away" example needed more contextual explanation to avoid implying that it is normally okay to respond "go away" to someone. 3. Similarly, the other examples needed a little more context.