I think your tone here is a little more combative than the article deserves.

>If anything, I hope talking about it reduces these sorts of incidents without anybody feeling like their rights are being reduced as well.

This (along with >I'm not fighting the decision to ban me) read to me like a guy who wants to spark a dialogue on what should be considered appropriate at these events.

Context is a huge issue here. I wouldn't come into any hacker-culture event with an expectation of professionalism and maturity -- maybe I'm not the majority.

What is the majority for PyCon?