VSCYPAA
Virginia state conference of young people in Alcoholics Anonymous
NON-DISCRIMINATION & ANTI-HARRASSMENT POLICY
a. The Virginia State Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous expressly prohibits any form of discrimination by or against its Advisory Committee members, Host Committee members, Bid Committee members, attendees of the annual convention or events, and all participants in VSCYPAA operated or moderated websites, internet forums or social media pages, based on age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Discrimination is adverse treatment of any individual based on their said protected attribute, rather than on the basis of their individual merit.
b. The Virginia State Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous expressly prohibits any form of harassment or sexual harassment by or against any Advisory Committee members, Host Committee members, Bid Committee members, attendees of the annual convention or events, and all participants in VSCYPAA operated or moderated websites, Internet forums or social media pages. Harassment is unwelcome or unwanted conduct, whether verbal, physical or visual, toward an individual because of their age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, when the conduct creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment. Sexual harassment is conduct by a person of any gender, whether of the same or different gender, which makes or subjects any person to unwelcome sexual advances, unwelcome requests for sexual favors, or engages in any other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, where:
(1) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for decisions affecting that individual, or
(2) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s experience by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment. Determining what constitutes sexual harassment depends upon the specific facts and the context in which the conduct occurs. Sexual harassment may take many forms-subtle and indirect, or blatant and overt.