Just to add more tindr to the fire...I'm just going to offer an observation:
Ever wonder why group "x" seems underrepresented in that hobby/sport/community you love? Or wonder why they create an "x-only" version of the same community elsewhere? It's often because of discussions like this. Yes, communities could be "x-blind" but also can and do benefit from being "x-welcoming" ... a little outreach goes a long way, and in the end hybrid vigor creates better products, better communities, and usually makes our lives more fun.
x can be gender, cultural, race, economic or social backround, who someone is attracted to, doesn't matter what "x" is, the story is the same.
Most of the things I'm into are traditionally dominated by my demographic: nerdy, male, white, and aggressive. I used to be on the "we should be x-blind, of course x is welcome but that's a given and there's no need to do anything else, so STFU."
However, I realized it was weird that there were "no girls" into the things I loved. Turned out that people with my attitude were chasing them all away, and I was living in a monoculture "with no cool girls."
Don't make the same mistakes 20 year old me made. 50 year old me is much happier.
Listening first and pausing to let others who may be underrepresented in your community speak isn't the worst thing in the world, and in the end, even from a purely selfish perspective, usually makes your own life better.