Stand against incidents of rejection, bullying & abuse in the anime convention scene in Ireland

Please take a few minutes out to read my story. If you oppose what happened to me or others like me, please sign. If you're aware of the situation from first hand experience, do not think I should be banned or rejected for protesting abuse against me, your signature is doubly appreciated. I am a member of the convention scene here in Ireland. I suffer from autism and GID, and have had times where I have broken down due to anxiety. Because of this, I became the target of some individuals - most notably those involved with Eirtakon; who were occasionally quite nasty on the forums, and eventually saw this as a reason to openly attack me on their IRC where they believed I couldn't see it behind their back. This was one issue - however, the main problem here is how this was ignored and covered up. I was eventually banned, permanently, for raising the issue on the forums. The PRO, Mark Henry Murphy, who I believe to be the most abusive individual in all of this, exchanged emails with me very briefly where he essentially denied Eirtakon having any responsibility for what individuals associated with the organisation said in the organisation's chat room(which no serious convention would claim). He then proceeds to block any and all contact with regards the issues. Several different people appeal to him, and he and the others stick by their decision, even when they know being rejected in this manner has made me a target of others' abuse, and led me to having several violent panic attacks and emotional breakdowns. Eventually a vague "apology" was posted that didn't actually apologise for anything that actually happened, or call out any individuals on their behaviour. The ban stayed, rendering it useless. As long as that remains, it justifies the abuse against my person, as it says I was wrong for opposing it. It has led to the point where I have to leave the convention scene, which is one of the few avenues I have left to me for socialising. There are many smaller details here that would be difficult to explain in detail - but basically Eirtakon acted in full knowledge of how their actions would affect me, but were continually disrespectful and dismissive, and sometimes outright abusive especially given my autism and how I react based on that. I believe this is largely born out of an intolerance for my lack of social skills and how I break down under pressure. Unfortunately with the cons drifting closer together, and the wider fallout of these events, Nom Con ended up taking a similar stance. Given I had a panic attack while leaving the convention, Nom Con, if anything, are even more aware of my issues and I do not believe many at all on the forum wanted me gone. Many of my "friends" have abandoned me either because they took a side or because I became too depressed for them to be around because of it. With one individual(they know who they are) this is probably more crippling than anything else that happened, and they didn't care, since our culture tells them they don't have to. I have lost a lot socially because of this, which is extremely bad for someone with autism, in my position, who has worked hard to build any kind of bonds. There was even an incident where a moderator of a facebook group, Irish Anime Fans, attempted to use my breakdowns to get me to "calm down". He re-adminned someone who had triggered me, who he was in full knowledge had triggered me, and had been de-adminned for triggering me, as well as another random person who was arguing against me, to get me to "stop". He changed his story later on when he realised that triggering a panic attack in someone to get them to go away was morally indefensible, and of course his friends played along with it. This is the kind of nonsensical precedent Eirtakon has sent for the anime community here in Ireland. I have even become the target of severe, vicious Transphobic attacks from those who believe the Eirtakon ban gives them justification to attack me for any reason. My concern here aside from my own personal wellbeing, is that nobody was held accountable for this. This could easily happen again, and there could be others suffering but not vocalising it. Personally, I am looking for a symbolic unban and apology from Eirtakon & Nom Con for the distress their actions have caused me. Signing this signature means you 1) Oppose my personal abuse & rejection from the con scene, 2) Oppose the right for abusive individuals to be held unaccountable for putting someone in this position. I am also aware of other instances of bullying within the con scene and some of it is particularly distasteful. I have seen people targeted on the likes of /cgl/ who did not deserve to be targeted at all. It has to stop. Many people go to these cons because they don't feel they can fit in anywhere else. It is not a place where everyone should bow to the mantra of forced positivity and sweep any and every issue under the carpet. They can only get away with this sort of thing for as long as people don't care. So far, they have shot down any attempt to reason with them and if they continue to be uncooperative, I will have no choice but to seek further action or else this will only happen again. While these cons like to make me out to be a trouble maker, I believe the real trouble makers are those that take rash actions and defend them to unreasonable extremes, getting in the way of any kind of real peace. It is not acceptable to sacrifice the marginalised in the name of the majority when it's possible for everyone to get along. That is what I believe, and if you believe it too, please sign.