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There is an interesting discussion about the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Some soccer fans seem to think that LGBT rights in Qatar should not be addressed in the article. Besides, one of them has prodded the LGBT rights in Qatar entry. Hektor ( talk) 18:32, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
Walter H. Breen ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
But does being associated with NAMBLA make you a LGBT activist? I say not [1]. Informed comment welcome.-- Scott Mac 00:08, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
This was posted on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography and I thought I would draw it to your attention:
BrainyBabe ( talk) 11:41, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
See here Wikipedia:Featured article review/Latter Days/archive1. TCO ( talk) 14:55, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello,
In an article on a man thought to be trans, James Barry (surgeon), another editor is attempting to revert use of the neutral terms "assigned female at birth" and "female-assigned" to "born female" and "female-born", the latter of which reflects a particular POV about trans people: specifically, that the sex assigned to a person at birth by a third party is real and authoritative.
I had made the correction while not remembering that about a year ago, the same editor had reverted similar edits by me. At this point I don't have the energy to address these edits, which were accompanied by some pretty transphobic (IMO) comments on the article talk page. Still, I don't really want to let it slide. If anyone who watches this page is interested in either having a discussion with this editor, or starting the mediation process if that isn't effective, see the end of Talk:James Barry (surgeon).
Thanks. SparsityProblem ( talk) 05:07, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
As the article LGBT makes abundantly clear, this initialism is
See also here. I think it is clear that within our policies of WP:NAME, WP:UE and WP:NPOV, use of "LGBT" in Wikipedia's voice and especially in article titles and category names needs to be deprecated.
I understand that there is a long history of this acronym being used, and I understand that this observation is not going to be popular in a Wikiproject that itself uses "LGBT" to define its scope. Nevertheless you will need to recognize, with some intellectual honesty, that the reason this acronym is so widespread on Wikipedia is a vast systemic bias of homosexuality related topics being edited by members of the LGBT community in the United States. In my view this is a severe case of "regional bias" and will need to be counter-acted making a conscious effort to maintain geographical and ideological neutrality. Thank you. -- dab (𒁳) 15:12, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Are you proposing something in particular? An organized effort to remove "LGBT" from all or some LGBT-related articles?
I don't necessarily disagree with your view about using "LGBT". In some articles, in some contexts, it is inappropriate to use "LGBT". I'm in the middle (or the end, I hope) of a ridiculous discussion on my talk page about replacing "gay community" in the Stonewall riots article to "queer community", which is an entirely different concept--one that has been formed within the past 10 years or so--and thus inaccurate and revisionist when placed in an article addressing the people in Greenwich Village in 1969.
As for the vast systemic bias...well, no. I disagree with that. In my experience, editors who prefer to use "LGBT" than a more contextually appropriate term, very much like most Wikipedians, do more small gnome-like edits and neglect to consider the entirety of the subject, article, and sources when making these changes. In no way is this endemic to WP:LGBT. This happens all over the site. -- Moni3 ( talk) 15:24, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
I've noticed some redundancy in categorization that might be solved by some reorganization/streamlining. For example, Chester Kallman is in both Category:LGBT writers from the United States and Category:Gay writers. Would it be more precise if those two categories were removed from this and similar articles and replaced with a single new one, Category:Gay writers from the United States, which could be created as a subcat of (new) Category:Gay writers by country and (existing) Category:LGBT writers from the United States ? -- Rrburke ( talk) 17:00, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
I need outside editors to weigh in on the following matter: Talk:Anal sex#This entry is extremely bias, POV and reads like a 1950's American propaganda against homosexuality.
Right now, an editor is insisting that certain things be removed due to feeling that the article is anti-gay and a target for anti-gay pundits. The editor is also pretty convinced that I am either anti-gay or that I hate gay men who have anal sex, despite my various contributions to LGBT topics at Wikipedia. Thus, only outside editors will be able to help sort all this out. Flyer22 ( talk) 02:07, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
The Anal sex article could use some help in expanding its section on various views from around the world--especially in Hinduism and amongst the various African and Native American traditions. Help?? Aristophanes68 ( talk) 06:08, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Please chime in at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LGBT topics and Shinto. Aristophanes68 ( talk) 17:52, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Please consider supporting the WikiProject proposal for WikiProject Women's History. and/or contributing to it. We're trying to expand Wikipedia's coverage of women's history from around the world. Thanks. ---Shane Landrum ( cliotropic) 05:33, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
The Spanish and Portuguese articles on this topic have much more information and lots of references. Can anyone translate the information and put it into the Travesti article? All the best! -- Ssilvers ( talk) 23:12, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I found:
Hello, there is a discussion relevant to this WikiProject going on here whether the fact that the Southern Poverty Law Center has added the Family Research Council to their hate-group listing should be in the introduction of the article or not. Please see the discussion and consider the arguments for or against this inclusion there. Thanks, -- Kim van der Linde at venus 14:54, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm surprised that there hasn't been an article on him here. Most highly decorated officer to be booted under DADT... though I see on the news today that he's being allowed to retire with full pension. Anyone want to get together on this? Jademushroom ( talk) 04:22, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I just wrote the basics, I'm sure there is much more (when was the "code" adopted?), and my writing style is mediocre. What makes this story is how alumni and faculty are coming together- hopefully they will effect change at one small school. tedder ( talk) 07:14, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
There's debate in these two articles about why photos of women are used when those of gay men might also be used Talk:Bukkake#Images_2 or be more appropriate Talk:Snowballing_(sexual_practice)#RfC_on_image. If you know where to get such images usable here, please help out. Thanks. CarolMooreDC ( talk) 04:05, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
There are discussions on Talk:World_War_II#homosexual (and Talk:Persecution_of_homosexuals_in_Nazi_Germany_and_the_Holocaust#Use_of_.27homosexual.27) which are within the scope of this WikiProject and could use input. 60.242.48.18 ( talk) 14:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
There's a discussion at Talk:Amber Heard regarding her sexual identity that could be of interest to members of this project. Siawase ( talk) 13:28, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
A reference to Brighton Ourstory was deleted in 2006. It is a Brighton(UK)-orientated LBG history group, and registered charity, that has been going since 1989. It has authored one book 'Daring Hearts' and co-authored another 'Just take your frock off'. I am a director of Ourstory so there is a conflict of interest with me creating the article. Details of the group can be found at http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk. Alfinbrighton ( talk) 21:48, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
Hey everyone!
I'm a sophomore James Madison University student, and am new to Wikipedia. My class has started a project on U.S. Public Policy and I am having trouble finding sources for my article, the Corporate Equality Index. Most of the sources that I've been able to find on the CEI are from the HRC website, and I'm afraid that this will make my article biased. Can anyone help me to find some other credible sources? Also, can anyone tell me how to start a new line of text without adding a bullet point?
Or this
Can't help just now about Corporate Equality, but I'm actually a Wikipedia Online Ambassador, so feel free to ask questions at my Talk page. -- Guillaume Tell 22:02, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Thank you guys so much! This information is really helpful!
Dear LGBT studies, I am writing an article for my schools project under USPP:WP and the topic is Executive order 11478. Do you have any suggestions about what should be in the article according to LGBT groups? I wrote all of the sections of the order but not sure what else to include. Hope you all are having a great week. Thank you, Katie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Woloshkm ( talk • contribs) 19:53, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
I don't have access to the relevant sources, but this [2] might be of interest to members of this project. Siawase ( talk) 10:43, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Thoughts are needed on this matter. It has been opened for WP:RfC, but WP:RfC didn't work too well for this article recently and hasn't worked that well for other topics on sexuality lately (from what I've seen anyway). Flyer22 ( talk) 06:07, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
The template sidebar used on many LGBT related articles was changed between 19 & 21 February from "Template:LGBT sidebar" to " Template:LGBTQ sidebar", to include the term Genderqueer. Potentially controversial changes should be discussed beforehand, but there appears to have been no discussion, either before or since. The associated Talkpage redirects here: Template talk:LGBT. Is everyone happy with this? Daicaregos ( talk) 14:54, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
I would like to draw attention this discussion about a proposed renaming of Category:Opponents of same-sex marriage (and similar categories) as editors here may have views which have not so far been expressed there. It is important that any objections are raised in the discussion, but voices of support for the change are also welcome! Geometry guy 23:42, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
If anyone feels like Wiki-Gnoming a bit, I've put together a List of Stub-Class LGBT Articles. I noticed that about two-thirds of the articles in our project are Stub class or Start class, so I'm going to go through them to see if they really *are* that class, or if they can be upgraded. Swing through the list, pick a few and review, and remove them from the list. Thanks! -- SatyrTN ( talk / contribs) 06:28, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fistgate -- Steven J. Anderson ( talk) 02:42, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
I was curious if this project would consider the netball and netball in the Cook Islands articles as part of the scope of their project's content? There are some parts that deal with gender issues and transgendered and transexual players. -- LauraHale ( talk) 23:52, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Editors are needed to weigh in on this. It has to do with having a section on the belief that people must be equally sexually to both sexes in order to be bisexual, and whether or not the controversial study by Bailey should be mentioned. Flyer22 ( talk) 16:22, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
I am trying to start an article about the character Ian Gallagher from the US TV show Shameless. I have provided a number of reliable sources to show that this character is worthy of an article but I'm getting ganged up on by three people who insist that it's not. I can't figure out why a number of independent sources don't satisfy their demands but please, look at the article, look at the sources, and don't let bigots destroy a legitimate article about a gay character. Harley Hudson ( talk) 05:47, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
The "A" section has been completed. Any help would be appreciated reviewing Wikipedia:WikiProject_LGBT_studies/Stub_review_2011, making sure entries in the list are "Stub" and/or re-assessing them as necessary. -- SatyrTN ( talk / contribs) 06:09, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
I don't have the time or inclination right now to puzzle out all the steps that would be involved in merging Recognition of same-sex unions in Hawaii and Reciprocal beneficiary relationships in Hawaii, but I think it would be a good thing to do, don't y'all?
For what it's worth, IMO it would also be good to rename a lot of articles that have wordy titles like "Recognition of same-sex unions in . . ." to simply "Civil unions in . . ." or whatever. Just sayin'. Textorus ( talk) 19:35, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Should an article about a woman who disguised herself in men's clothes to take a round-the-world trip - with no mention of her sexual orientation or identity at all, except being a man's mistress - be tagged for the LGBT Project? See the Jeanne Baré article. Textorus ( talk) 06:22, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
WhisperToMe ( talk) 00:28, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Update Joseph Hansen's page to include all of the gay-themed books including Living Upstairs, Jack of Hearts, A Smile In His Lifetime and The Cutbank Path.
The current page is more like a boring profile of a crime writer, than the much-celebrated author and contributor to gay literature.
I would do it myself but I always seem to get edited back to the bare wood.
Thanks a lot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.157.162 ( talk) 13:06, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
Can you recommend anyone non-explicit novels that have a transgendered character as a main character? Thanks! Neptunekh2 ( talk) 04:39, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
Should The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series) go under the category Botswana LGBT-related_television_programs since one the main characters is gay and IMDB lists as Botswana as one of countries of origin. Please tell me your opinion. Neptunekh2 ( talk) 21:20, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Someone knowledgeable and with access to good sources might like to check out LGBT rights in Afghanistan. Over the past several days, an editor went through several similar articles, changing the legal status information. All but one of those changes were reverted, but Afghanistan remains; it wasn't sourced to begin with, and I can't find anything that looks terribly reliable. Rivertorch ( talk) 04:56, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
This article mentions that several of the men convicted in this murder had parole hearings in 2009. However, there is no mention of the results of those parole hearings. I'm not sure of where to look for this information, but perhaps some users who are more involved in this Wikiproject will have knowledge of good sources of information.-- SargentIV ( talk) 16:45, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
I found:
WhisperToMe ( talk) 05:57, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
I'm an infrequent contributor these days, and am wondering whether any consensus has been reached about the use of the phrases "born male" and "born females" in articles about self-identified trans people. IMO, "assigned male at birth" or "assigned female at birth" has a greater degree of NPOV, as it's hard to dispute that a person typically assigns a sex to a newborn infant, and these phrases do not reflect the POV that the sex a person is assigned at birth reflects some sort of innate truth about the person. However, I've been attacked for making such edits before, and it would be nice if there was something I could point to. Any thoughts? Has this already been discussed? SparsityProblem ( talk) 07:08, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
In the tv series The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series) BK is a single gay man. Here's proof: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ladies/characters/bk.shtml I think The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series) should be listed under List_of_dramatic_television_series_with_LGBT_characters. Is that ok? Neptunekh2 ( talk) 08:16, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Rosie O'Donnell#Does the "Chinese language parody" merit inclusion or not?. Jnast1 ( talk) 22:23, 19 April 2011 (UTC) (Using {{ pls}})
This article appears to be an autobiography which I understand is something that is strongly discouraged. I think that there's reason for an article about the author but I have reservations about the article as it stands. I'm a newbie and would like some suggestions as to how I might handle this or should I just do nothing? Pjefts ( talk) 06:39, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
That is just the draft that an editor wrote before s/he created the John-Manuel Andriote entry at the end of Jan. Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 18:38, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Opinions are needed on whether or not the Sexual intercourse article should lean mostly toward human sexual intercourse. One view is that since "sexual intercourse" mostly refers to humans and we have other articles to cover sexual activity of non-human animals (such as Animal sexual behavior), then it is fine that the article mostly leans towards humans, similar to the Anal sex and Oral sex articles. The other view is that humans should not be given so much weight, since the term "sexual intercourse" also refers to non-human animals. Flyer22 ( talk) 19:41, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
A Requested Move discussion is in progress for moving Defense of marriage amendment to State amendments banning same-sex unions. Please consider commenting. Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 02:17, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
The bot is one of many that have failed. You can read a little about it HERE. Not clear when/if it will come back. Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 03:04, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Does anyone else feel states like Illinois, Washington, Hawaii, and Maine should be just one color? I think once we are at the point where civil unions or domestic partnerships are legal, it isn't necessary to note that marriage is banned by statute, or there is no specific prohibition or recognition of marriage. CTJF83 18:21, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
No, that is a bad idea. You are confusing this map with File:Recognition of same-sex relationships in the United States.svg. Samesex marriage in USA.svg is designed to depict both positive and negative rights. Thegreyanomaly ( talk) 01:42, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
Tell that to the people in those states who want to get married. Any ban is significant. Understanding if a ban is statute based or constitution based is an important detail. Thegreyanomaly ( talk) 04:41, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
This is also discussed on the current us same sex marriage map under a striping discussion header. See davei post that agrees with what thegrey said 174.253.195.75 ( talk) 04:12, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
The map lists pretty much all the available rights, but marriage is the legally most valuable and the map was created to give an overview over SSMs, so I think the stripes should stay. You can always create a derivative work with your desired parameters if it suits a purpose on Wikipedia. Hekerui ( talk) 09:09, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
The Birth date and death dates under the picture are wrong and need to be fixed.
birth as 2001 and death as 2014 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.145.226.18 ( talk) 09:35, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Please contribute to the discussion at Talk:Rubyfruit Jungle#Initial post. HairyWombat 21:03, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Why can't this project be three distinct projects, namely Male Homosexuality, Female Homosexuality and Transgenderism? (Bisexuality would fall under homosexuality.) Why can't male homosexuality and homosexual males be discussed anywhere on Wikipedia without transgenderism being referenced (in the "See also" section, on the talk page or by some other link to "LGBT" when only male homosexuality itself needs to be referenced)? Why can't homosexuality have its own articles but has to share articles with transgenderism? For instance, the article LGBT themes in mythology really makes clear how forced merging coverage of the two phenomena is, being awkard, disjointed and at places unclear. Just because homosexuals and transgenders have united politically in some cases doesn't mean the two distinct phenomena should be conflated everywhere on Wikipedia. I don't see how usability is enhanced by the conflation or how the topics are related enough to merit it any other way. Instead, I only see male homosexuality forced into an offensive meta-category (which seems to push a bigoted association between homosexuality and transgenderism). The status quo may even be detrimental to Wikipedia: It's likely that many editors would participate in a Male Homosexuality project who are presently put off by the current project. I would also like to point out that a particular subculture that is typified by homosexuality cannot lay claim to all homosexuality and homosexuals.
Even if the project isn't going to be split, many current LGBT articles still should be. LGBT themes in mythology stands out. (I've proposed this on the talk page without a response.) I mean, why not merge Frot and Sex reassignment surgery? It makes as much sense. And precise terms in articles as gay, lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, etc. should be preferred wherever appropriate to LGBT. In the article Beard, I changed "LGBT culture" to "gay culture" and had it reverted.
(I've brought this up three other times on talk pages: Talk:LGBT rights, at Talk:LGBT themes in mythology and at Talk:LGBT.) 75.132.142.26 ( talk) 23:03, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
Would someone take a look at this article? and remove the banner? Thanks. Pjefts ( talk) 04:32, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
This article has recently been expanded with additional sources and referencing improvements. There is also some ongoing discussion about that, at the article's talk page. If you are interested, please have a look at Santorum (sexual neologism) and the associated talk page discussion at Talk:Santorum (sexual neologism). Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 20:50, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Two of my articles have been put up for deletion, which are infact pages about significant things in the LGBT scene in India. The issues raised that they are not notable enough. But look at R. Raj Rao's page, which is put up for deletion. He is well known in the literary circle as the LGBT voice of India and his books are being used in LGBT studies, which I cited with references in the article. And the other article is on a movie Do Paise Ki Dhoop,Char Aane Ki Barish, directed by a very mainstream actress, with very popular actors, which is again a significant achievement, for the queer themes movies in the past, in India, has usually had relatively unknown actors and directors, making up a very mediocre film, leaving it an obligation on the part of the queer folks to watch it. Help needed!—Preceding unsigned comment added by Manorathan ( talk • contribs) 08:31, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
The full series of entries "LGBT rights in..." has been created. Many are just placeholders in need of update & review. If you take a look, you'll find some surprises. Wyoming is quite well developed. Vermont is skimpy. Far too many reference HRC's survey of state laws when local sources would be preferable. Most would benefit from having links in other entries pointing to them, so as to help drive traffic to them and attract more editors. Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 18:05, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
This article needs to be separated into one about the GLF which was formed in New York immediately after the Stonewall riots and another about the British GLF. As it stands the notes/references within the article are confusing as are the external links as to which organization they source. I'll work on it but would like some input as to where to start. Pjefts ( talk) 04:25, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
This issue has been raised in an edit change at Genderqueer from genderqueers to genderqueer people. Please contribute to the discussion on that article's Talk page.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 20:39, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
Please see Template talk:Sexual slang. There is a proposal to remove an article from the template. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 18:41, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
New article, of interest to project members. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 03:25, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Skipping Towards Gomorrah - I recently expanded this article. Check it out, if you are interested. Feel free to suggest additional secondary sources, at the article's talk page. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 06:51, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
I converted List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender sportspeople from a two-column list to one that resembles the various lists of LGB people. If anyone's looking for a project, the chart can use some filling in and some images could be found or transplanted from existing articles. Harley Hudson ( talk) 02:38, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
New article - Book about adoption by Dan Savage. Feedback, and suggestions for additional research and more secondary sources - would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 16:36, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
One of the articles was related to LGBT studies:
I will not object to any changes proposed, discussed, or implemented.
Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 20:55, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
I am involved in a 2-person dispute at Femininity. The dispute is about the main image and whether "effeminophobia" should be discussed in the article or if that's POV. If anyone could add to the discussion and help resolve this dispute, it would be really appreciated.-- Aronoel ( talk) 22:34, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
New article - Book about adoption by Dan Savage. Feedback, and suggestions for additional research and more secondary sources - would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 08:30, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
Created, new article. :) Feedback, and suggestions for additional research and more secondary sources - would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 05:00, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
I was looking at a couple of these and they all cite a Pew study from 2003. I can't believe there isn't something more recent that could be used instead but some casual Googling on my part doesn't turn anything up that's global. Anyone else think they might have better luck? Harley Hudson ( talk) 00:14, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
Newly created page, Dan Savage bibliography. Feedback and ideas for additional information and secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. -- Cirt ( talk) 06:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
This page is undergoing a List Peer Review, feel free to provide feedback, at Wikipedia:Peer review/Dan Savage bibliography/archive1. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 19:10, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Request for Comment discussion started, please see Talk:Santorum_(neologism)#Proposal_to_rename.2C_redirect.2C_and_merge_content.
New article, The Kid (musical). Feedback and suggestions for additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 07:10, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
It should be possible to organize a Gay Pride Day for Wikipedia's Did You Know?. However, nobody has started a section for it this year on DYK.
(Kahn's article is too early for Labor Day, the USA Holiday.)
In solidarity, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 16:24, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
This is an interesting news story about Nepal and LGBT rights. WhisperToMe ( talk) 16:50, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
This article is about an LGBT rally in Portland, Oregon in response to an assault on a gay couple. I will let project members decide if it is worth adding the WikiProject LGBT studies template to the talk page or not, but I would love for members to offer any feedback they may have about the article itself. Feel free to expand or offer suggestions/comments, if interested. Thanks! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 20:55, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
Does anyone know of any books that have a gender bending theme with a fantasy theme like a guy reincarnated as a girl or a guy and girl switching bodies? Thanks! Neptunekh2 ( talk) 01:59, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
Amina Abdallah Araf al Omari ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
New article.
prominent Syrian blogger known for her open writing about being a lesbian [..] reported abducted on 06 June 2011 and her whereabouts are currently unknown
Please help.
Chzz ► 21:39, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
You may be interested in the new biography of Tom Kahn, whose was a gay social-democrat and AFL-CIO leader. His homosexuality was barely notable (mainly because of an earlier relation with Bayard Rustin), as far as I can see. In solidarity, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 15:04, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
- Although everyone active in the movement was aware of it, he was never explicitly out of the closet. He took his sexual orientation as an affliction, a source of pain and embarrassment. In part, perhaps, because he was so unreconciled to his longings, he limited himself for a long time to brief encounters. But then he became involved with one of the YPSL’s and was compelled to seek the counsel of a psychiatrist to explain his unfamiliar feelings. The diagnosis, he told me, was “you’re in love.”
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- [George Meany] read all sorts of statistics about the unrepresentative character of the l972 Democratic convention including that there was only one labor speaker, I.W.Abel. And then he said, ‘We heard from abortionists, and we heard from the people who looked like Jacks, acted like Jills and had the odor of Johns about them.’
- Maurice Isserman (op. cit., p. 298) says Kahn wrote those words. His source for that is John Herling's Labor Letter (September 12, 1972).
- What Herling actually wrote in that letter, however, was very different. All that he reported was that Meany said those words and nobody denies that.
- It is in fact inconceivable that Kahn would have written them. Indeed, Meany had two other speech writers at the time and Al Barkan's COPE Department often prepared material for him, so there were at least three other possible authors.
- Isserman, as Arch Puddington put it, ‘assumes that because Kahn was not publicly gay he had to be a gay basher. He never was.’ (E-mail to the author, January, 18, 2000)
I should confess some Original Research about Pride at Work and Kahn. I am unaware of off-WP references linking Kahn and Pride at Work.
I hope that somebody can find documentation. (Otherwise, I should have to remove the link, despite its value to readers of the article.) Kiefer. Wolfowitz 16:24, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
I wrote the following paragraphs. I am unfamiliar with the conventions of biographies of openly gay men who were public figures, but whose sexuality was not part of their public personas. Your corrections would be appreciated. Thanks! Kiefer. Wolfowitz 04:17, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
He accepted his appointment as Director of the AFL–CIO's Department of International Affairs, despite his having HIV. [1] Kahn was an openly gay man, whose sexuality was unrelated to his public notability. [2] As a young man Tom Kahn "was gay but wanted to be straight .... It was a different world then", according to Rachell Horowitz. [3]
However, "once he met Bayard [Rustin], then Kahn knew that he was gay and had this long-term relationship with Bayard, which went through many stages", [3] according to Horowitz, who quoted Kahn's remembrance of Rustin:
When I met him for the first time he was a few years younger than I am now, and I was barely on the edge of manhood. He drew me into a vortex of his endless campaigns and projects.... He introduced me to Bach and Brahms, and to the importance of maintaining a balance in life between the pursuit of our individual pleasures and engagements in, and responsibility for, the social condition. He believed that no class, caste or genre of people were exempt from this obligation. [1]
However, cohabiting in Rustin's apartment proved to be difficult, and their romantic relationship ended when Kahn enrolled in Howard University. They remained life-long friends and political comrades. [4]
Tom Kahn was "very good looking, a very attractive guy" according to socialist David McReynolds. [3] Tom Kahn died from AIDS in Silver Springs, Maryland in 1992, at the age of 53, being cared for and survived by his partner of many years. [1] [5]
This will run in the next day or so. I expanded a section called "relationships" at the end of the article, and I request your help with vetting my non-expert writing. Kiefer. Wolfowitz 01:41, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
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There is an interesting discussion about the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Some soccer fans seem to think that LGBT rights in Qatar should not be addressed in the article. Besides, one of them has prodded the LGBT rights in Qatar entry. Hektor ( talk) 18:32, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
Walter H. Breen ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
But does being associated with NAMBLA make you a LGBT activist? I say not [1]. Informed comment welcome.-- Scott Mac 00:08, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
This was posted on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography and I thought I would draw it to your attention:
BrainyBabe ( talk) 11:41, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
See here Wikipedia:Featured article review/Latter Days/archive1. TCO ( talk) 14:55, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello,
In an article on a man thought to be trans, James Barry (surgeon), another editor is attempting to revert use of the neutral terms "assigned female at birth" and "female-assigned" to "born female" and "female-born", the latter of which reflects a particular POV about trans people: specifically, that the sex assigned to a person at birth by a third party is real and authoritative.
I had made the correction while not remembering that about a year ago, the same editor had reverted similar edits by me. At this point I don't have the energy to address these edits, which were accompanied by some pretty transphobic (IMO) comments on the article talk page. Still, I don't really want to let it slide. If anyone who watches this page is interested in either having a discussion with this editor, or starting the mediation process if that isn't effective, see the end of Talk:James Barry (surgeon).
Thanks. SparsityProblem ( talk) 05:07, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
As the article LGBT makes abundantly clear, this initialism is
See also here. I think it is clear that within our policies of WP:NAME, WP:UE and WP:NPOV, use of "LGBT" in Wikipedia's voice and especially in article titles and category names needs to be deprecated.
I understand that there is a long history of this acronym being used, and I understand that this observation is not going to be popular in a Wikiproject that itself uses "LGBT" to define its scope. Nevertheless you will need to recognize, with some intellectual honesty, that the reason this acronym is so widespread on Wikipedia is a vast systemic bias of homosexuality related topics being edited by members of the LGBT community in the United States. In my view this is a severe case of "regional bias" and will need to be counter-acted making a conscious effort to maintain geographical and ideological neutrality. Thank you. -- dab (𒁳) 15:12, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
Are you proposing something in particular? An organized effort to remove "LGBT" from all or some LGBT-related articles?
I don't necessarily disagree with your view about using "LGBT". In some articles, in some contexts, it is inappropriate to use "LGBT". I'm in the middle (or the end, I hope) of a ridiculous discussion on my talk page about replacing "gay community" in the Stonewall riots article to "queer community", which is an entirely different concept--one that has been formed within the past 10 years or so--and thus inaccurate and revisionist when placed in an article addressing the people in Greenwich Village in 1969.
As for the vast systemic bias...well, no. I disagree with that. In my experience, editors who prefer to use "LGBT" than a more contextually appropriate term, very much like most Wikipedians, do more small gnome-like edits and neglect to consider the entirety of the subject, article, and sources when making these changes. In no way is this endemic to WP:LGBT. This happens all over the site. -- Moni3 ( talk) 15:24, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
I've noticed some redundancy in categorization that might be solved by some reorganization/streamlining. For example, Chester Kallman is in both Category:LGBT writers from the United States and Category:Gay writers. Would it be more precise if those two categories were removed from this and similar articles and replaced with a single new one, Category:Gay writers from the United States, which could be created as a subcat of (new) Category:Gay writers by country and (existing) Category:LGBT writers from the United States ? -- Rrburke ( talk) 17:00, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
I need outside editors to weigh in on the following matter: Talk:Anal sex#This entry is extremely bias, POV and reads like a 1950's American propaganda against homosexuality.
Right now, an editor is insisting that certain things be removed due to feeling that the article is anti-gay and a target for anti-gay pundits. The editor is also pretty convinced that I am either anti-gay or that I hate gay men who have anal sex, despite my various contributions to LGBT topics at Wikipedia. Thus, only outside editors will be able to help sort all this out. Flyer22 ( talk) 02:07, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
The Anal sex article could use some help in expanding its section on various views from around the world--especially in Hinduism and amongst the various African and Native American traditions. Help?? Aristophanes68 ( talk) 06:08, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Please chime in at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/LGBT topics and Shinto. Aristophanes68 ( talk) 17:52, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
Please consider supporting the WikiProject proposal for WikiProject Women's History. and/or contributing to it. We're trying to expand Wikipedia's coverage of women's history from around the world. Thanks. ---Shane Landrum ( cliotropic) 05:33, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
The Spanish and Portuguese articles on this topic have much more information and lots of references. Can anyone translate the information and put it into the Travesti article? All the best! -- Ssilvers ( talk) 23:12, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I found:
Hello, there is a discussion relevant to this WikiProject going on here whether the fact that the Southern Poverty Law Center has added the Family Research Council to their hate-group listing should be in the introduction of the article or not. Please see the discussion and consider the arguments for or against this inclusion there. Thanks, -- Kim van der Linde at venus 14:54, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
I'm surprised that there hasn't been an article on him here. Most highly decorated officer to be booted under DADT... though I see on the news today that he's being allowed to retire with full pension. Anyone want to get together on this? Jademushroom ( talk) 04:22, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
I just wrote the basics, I'm sure there is much more (when was the "code" adopted?), and my writing style is mediocre. What makes this story is how alumni and faculty are coming together- hopefully they will effect change at one small school. tedder ( talk) 07:14, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
There's debate in these two articles about why photos of women are used when those of gay men might also be used Talk:Bukkake#Images_2 or be more appropriate Talk:Snowballing_(sexual_practice)#RfC_on_image. If you know where to get such images usable here, please help out. Thanks. CarolMooreDC ( talk) 04:05, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
There are discussions on Talk:World_War_II#homosexual (and Talk:Persecution_of_homosexuals_in_Nazi_Germany_and_the_Holocaust#Use_of_.27homosexual.27) which are within the scope of this WikiProject and could use input. 60.242.48.18 ( talk) 14:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
There's a discussion at Talk:Amber Heard regarding her sexual identity that could be of interest to members of this project. Siawase ( talk) 13:28, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
A reference to Brighton Ourstory was deleted in 2006. It is a Brighton(UK)-orientated LBG history group, and registered charity, that has been going since 1989. It has authored one book 'Daring Hearts' and co-authored another 'Just take your frock off'. I am a director of Ourstory so there is a conflict of interest with me creating the article. Details of the group can be found at http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk. Alfinbrighton ( talk) 21:48, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
Hey everyone!
I'm a sophomore James Madison University student, and am new to Wikipedia. My class has started a project on U.S. Public Policy and I am having trouble finding sources for my article, the Corporate Equality Index. Most of the sources that I've been able to find on the CEI are from the HRC website, and I'm afraid that this will make my article biased. Can anyone help me to find some other credible sources? Also, can anyone tell me how to start a new line of text without adding a bullet point?
Or this
Can't help just now about Corporate Equality, but I'm actually a Wikipedia Online Ambassador, so feel free to ask questions at my Talk page. -- Guillaume Tell 22:02, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
Thank you guys so much! This information is really helpful!
Dear LGBT studies, I am writing an article for my schools project under USPP:WP and the topic is Executive order 11478. Do you have any suggestions about what should be in the article according to LGBT groups? I wrote all of the sections of the order but not sure what else to include. Hope you all are having a great week. Thank you, Katie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Woloshkm ( talk • contribs) 19:53, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
I don't have access to the relevant sources, but this [2] might be of interest to members of this project. Siawase ( talk) 10:43, 4 March 2011 (UTC)
Thoughts are needed on this matter. It has been opened for WP:RfC, but WP:RfC didn't work too well for this article recently and hasn't worked that well for other topics on sexuality lately (from what I've seen anyway). Flyer22 ( talk) 06:07, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
The template sidebar used on many LGBT related articles was changed between 19 & 21 February from "Template:LGBT sidebar" to " Template:LGBTQ sidebar", to include the term Genderqueer. Potentially controversial changes should be discussed beforehand, but there appears to have been no discussion, either before or since. The associated Talkpage redirects here: Template talk:LGBT. Is everyone happy with this? Daicaregos ( talk) 14:54, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
I would like to draw attention this discussion about a proposed renaming of Category:Opponents of same-sex marriage (and similar categories) as editors here may have views which have not so far been expressed there. It is important that any objections are raised in the discussion, but voices of support for the change are also welcome! Geometry guy 23:42, 5 March 2011 (UTC)
If anyone feels like Wiki-Gnoming a bit, I've put together a List of Stub-Class LGBT Articles. I noticed that about two-thirds of the articles in our project are Stub class or Start class, so I'm going to go through them to see if they really *are* that class, or if they can be upgraded. Swing through the list, pick a few and review, and remove them from the list. Thanks! -- SatyrTN ( talk / contribs) 06:28, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fistgate -- Steven J. Anderson ( talk) 02:42, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
I was curious if this project would consider the netball and netball in the Cook Islands articles as part of the scope of their project's content? There are some parts that deal with gender issues and transgendered and transexual players. -- LauraHale ( talk) 23:52, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
Editors are needed to weigh in on this. It has to do with having a section on the belief that people must be equally sexually to both sexes in order to be bisexual, and whether or not the controversial study by Bailey should be mentioned. Flyer22 ( talk) 16:22, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
I am trying to start an article about the character Ian Gallagher from the US TV show Shameless. I have provided a number of reliable sources to show that this character is worthy of an article but I'm getting ganged up on by three people who insist that it's not. I can't figure out why a number of independent sources don't satisfy their demands but please, look at the article, look at the sources, and don't let bigots destroy a legitimate article about a gay character. Harley Hudson ( talk) 05:47, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
The "A" section has been completed. Any help would be appreciated reviewing Wikipedia:WikiProject_LGBT_studies/Stub_review_2011, making sure entries in the list are "Stub" and/or re-assessing them as necessary. -- SatyrTN ( talk / contribs) 06:09, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
I don't have the time or inclination right now to puzzle out all the steps that would be involved in merging Recognition of same-sex unions in Hawaii and Reciprocal beneficiary relationships in Hawaii, but I think it would be a good thing to do, don't y'all?
For what it's worth, IMO it would also be good to rename a lot of articles that have wordy titles like "Recognition of same-sex unions in . . ." to simply "Civil unions in . . ." or whatever. Just sayin'. Textorus ( talk) 19:35, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Should an article about a woman who disguised herself in men's clothes to take a round-the-world trip - with no mention of her sexual orientation or identity at all, except being a man's mistress - be tagged for the LGBT Project? See the Jeanne Baré article. Textorus ( talk) 06:22, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
WhisperToMe ( talk) 00:28, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Update Joseph Hansen's page to include all of the gay-themed books including Living Upstairs, Jack of Hearts, A Smile In His Lifetime and The Cutbank Path.
The current page is more like a boring profile of a crime writer, than the much-celebrated author and contributor to gay literature.
I would do it myself but I always seem to get edited back to the bare wood.
Thanks a lot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.72.157.162 ( talk) 13:06, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
Can you recommend anyone non-explicit novels that have a transgendered character as a main character? Thanks! Neptunekh2 ( talk) 04:39, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
Should The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series) go under the category Botswana LGBT-related_television_programs since one the main characters is gay and IMDB lists as Botswana as one of countries of origin. Please tell me your opinion. Neptunekh2 ( talk) 21:20, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Someone knowledgeable and with access to good sources might like to check out LGBT rights in Afghanistan. Over the past several days, an editor went through several similar articles, changing the legal status information. All but one of those changes were reverted, but Afghanistan remains; it wasn't sourced to begin with, and I can't find anything that looks terribly reliable. Rivertorch ( talk) 04:56, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
This article mentions that several of the men convicted in this murder had parole hearings in 2009. However, there is no mention of the results of those parole hearings. I'm not sure of where to look for this information, but perhaps some users who are more involved in this Wikiproject will have knowledge of good sources of information.-- SargentIV ( talk) 16:45, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
I found:
WhisperToMe ( talk) 05:57, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
I'm an infrequent contributor these days, and am wondering whether any consensus has been reached about the use of the phrases "born male" and "born females" in articles about self-identified trans people. IMO, "assigned male at birth" or "assigned female at birth" has a greater degree of NPOV, as it's hard to dispute that a person typically assigns a sex to a newborn infant, and these phrases do not reflect the POV that the sex a person is assigned at birth reflects some sort of innate truth about the person. However, I've been attacked for making such edits before, and it would be nice if there was something I could point to. Any thoughts? Has this already been discussed? SparsityProblem ( talk) 07:08, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
In the tv series The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series) BK is a single gay man. Here's proof: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ladies/characters/bk.shtml I think The_No._1_Ladies'_Detective_Agency_(TV_series) should be listed under List_of_dramatic_television_series_with_LGBT_characters. Is that ok? Neptunekh2 ( talk) 08:16, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Rosie O'Donnell#Does the "Chinese language parody" merit inclusion or not?. Jnast1 ( talk) 22:23, 19 April 2011 (UTC) (Using {{ pls}})
This article appears to be an autobiography which I understand is something that is strongly discouraged. I think that there's reason for an article about the author but I have reservations about the article as it stands. I'm a newbie and would like some suggestions as to how I might handle this or should I just do nothing? Pjefts ( talk) 06:39, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
That is just the draft that an editor wrote before s/he created the John-Manuel Andriote entry at the end of Jan. Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 18:38, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Opinions are needed on whether or not the Sexual intercourse article should lean mostly toward human sexual intercourse. One view is that since "sexual intercourse" mostly refers to humans and we have other articles to cover sexual activity of non-human animals (such as Animal sexual behavior), then it is fine that the article mostly leans towards humans, similar to the Anal sex and Oral sex articles. The other view is that humans should not be given so much weight, since the term "sexual intercourse" also refers to non-human animals. Flyer22 ( talk) 19:41, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
A Requested Move discussion is in progress for moving Defense of marriage amendment to State amendments banning same-sex unions. Please consider commenting. Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 02:17, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
The bot is one of many that have failed. You can read a little about it HERE. Not clear when/if it will come back. Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 03:04, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Does anyone else feel states like Illinois, Washington, Hawaii, and Maine should be just one color? I think once we are at the point where civil unions or domestic partnerships are legal, it isn't necessary to note that marriage is banned by statute, or there is no specific prohibition or recognition of marriage. CTJF83 18:21, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
No, that is a bad idea. You are confusing this map with File:Recognition of same-sex relationships in the United States.svg. Samesex marriage in USA.svg is designed to depict both positive and negative rights. Thegreyanomaly ( talk) 01:42, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
Tell that to the people in those states who want to get married. Any ban is significant. Understanding if a ban is statute based or constitution based is an important detail. Thegreyanomaly ( talk) 04:41, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
This is also discussed on the current us same sex marriage map under a striping discussion header. See davei post that agrees with what thegrey said 174.253.195.75 ( talk) 04:12, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
The map lists pretty much all the available rights, but marriage is the legally most valuable and the map was created to give an overview over SSMs, so I think the stripes should stay. You can always create a derivative work with your desired parameters if it suits a purpose on Wikipedia. Hekerui ( talk) 09:09, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
The Birth date and death dates under the picture are wrong and need to be fixed.
birth as 2001 and death as 2014 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.145.226.18 ( talk) 09:35, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Please contribute to the discussion at Talk:Rubyfruit Jungle#Initial post. HairyWombat 21:03, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Why can't this project be three distinct projects, namely Male Homosexuality, Female Homosexuality and Transgenderism? (Bisexuality would fall under homosexuality.) Why can't male homosexuality and homosexual males be discussed anywhere on Wikipedia without transgenderism being referenced (in the "See also" section, on the talk page or by some other link to "LGBT" when only male homosexuality itself needs to be referenced)? Why can't homosexuality have its own articles but has to share articles with transgenderism? For instance, the article LGBT themes in mythology really makes clear how forced merging coverage of the two phenomena is, being awkard, disjointed and at places unclear. Just because homosexuals and transgenders have united politically in some cases doesn't mean the two distinct phenomena should be conflated everywhere on Wikipedia. I don't see how usability is enhanced by the conflation or how the topics are related enough to merit it any other way. Instead, I only see male homosexuality forced into an offensive meta-category (which seems to push a bigoted association between homosexuality and transgenderism). The status quo may even be detrimental to Wikipedia: It's likely that many editors would participate in a Male Homosexuality project who are presently put off by the current project. I would also like to point out that a particular subculture that is typified by homosexuality cannot lay claim to all homosexuality and homosexuals.
Even if the project isn't going to be split, many current LGBT articles still should be. LGBT themes in mythology stands out. (I've proposed this on the talk page without a response.) I mean, why not merge Frot and Sex reassignment surgery? It makes as much sense. And precise terms in articles as gay, lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, etc. should be preferred wherever appropriate to LGBT. In the article Beard, I changed "LGBT culture" to "gay culture" and had it reverted.
(I've brought this up three other times on talk pages: Talk:LGBT rights, at Talk:LGBT themes in mythology and at Talk:LGBT.) 75.132.142.26 ( talk) 23:03, 8 May 2011 (UTC)
Would someone take a look at this article? and remove the banner? Thanks. Pjefts ( talk) 04:32, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
This article has recently been expanded with additional sources and referencing improvements. There is also some ongoing discussion about that, at the article's talk page. If you are interested, please have a look at Santorum (sexual neologism) and the associated talk page discussion at Talk:Santorum (sexual neologism). Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 20:50, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
Two of my articles have been put up for deletion, which are infact pages about significant things in the LGBT scene in India. The issues raised that they are not notable enough. But look at R. Raj Rao's page, which is put up for deletion. He is well known in the literary circle as the LGBT voice of India and his books are being used in LGBT studies, which I cited with references in the article. And the other article is on a movie Do Paise Ki Dhoop,Char Aane Ki Barish, directed by a very mainstream actress, with very popular actors, which is again a significant achievement, for the queer themes movies in the past, in India, has usually had relatively unknown actors and directors, making up a very mediocre film, leaving it an obligation on the part of the queer folks to watch it. Help needed!—Preceding unsigned comment added by Manorathan ( talk • contribs) 08:31, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
The full series of entries "LGBT rights in..." has been created. Many are just placeholders in need of update & review. If you take a look, you'll find some surprises. Wyoming is quite well developed. Vermont is skimpy. Far too many reference HRC's survey of state laws when local sources would be preferable. Most would benefit from having links in other entries pointing to them, so as to help drive traffic to them and attract more editors. Bmclaughlin9 ( talk) 18:05, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
This article needs to be separated into one about the GLF which was formed in New York immediately after the Stonewall riots and another about the British GLF. As it stands the notes/references within the article are confusing as are the external links as to which organization they source. I'll work on it but would like some input as to where to start. Pjefts ( talk) 04:25, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
This issue has been raised in an edit change at Genderqueer from genderqueers to genderqueer people. Please contribute to the discussion on that article's Talk page.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 20:39, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
Please see Template talk:Sexual slang. There is a proposal to remove an article from the template. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 18:41, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
New article, of interest to project members. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 03:25, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Skipping Towards Gomorrah - I recently expanded this article. Check it out, if you are interested. Feel free to suggest additional secondary sources, at the article's talk page. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 06:51, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
I converted List of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender sportspeople from a two-column list to one that resembles the various lists of LGB people. If anyone's looking for a project, the chart can use some filling in and some images could be found or transplanted from existing articles. Harley Hudson ( talk) 02:38, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
New article - Book about adoption by Dan Savage. Feedback, and suggestions for additional research and more secondary sources - would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 16:36, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
One of the articles was related to LGBT studies:
I will not object to any changes proposed, discussed, or implemented.
Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 20:55, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
I am involved in a 2-person dispute at Femininity. The dispute is about the main image and whether "effeminophobia" should be discussed in the article or if that's POV. If anyone could add to the discussion and help resolve this dispute, it would be really appreciated.-- Aronoel ( talk) 22:34, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
New article - Book about adoption by Dan Savage. Feedback, and suggestions for additional research and more secondary sources - would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 08:30, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
Created, new article. :) Feedback, and suggestions for additional research and more secondary sources - would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. Cheers, -- Cirt ( talk) 05:00, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
I was looking at a couple of these and they all cite a Pew study from 2003. I can't believe there isn't something more recent that could be used instead but some casual Googling on my part doesn't turn anything up that's global. Anyone else think they might have better luck? Harley Hudson ( talk) 00:14, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
Newly created page, Dan Savage bibliography. Feedback and ideas for additional information and secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. -- Cirt ( talk) 06:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
This page is undergoing a List Peer Review, feel free to provide feedback, at Wikipedia:Peer review/Dan Savage bibliography/archive1. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 19:10, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
Request for Comment discussion started, please see Talk:Santorum_(neologism)#Proposal_to_rename.2C_redirect.2C_and_merge_content.
New article, The Kid (musical). Feedback and suggestions for additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page. Thank you for your time, -- Cirt ( talk) 07:10, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
It should be possible to organize a Gay Pride Day for Wikipedia's Did You Know?. However, nobody has started a section for it this year on DYK.
(Kahn's article is too early for Labor Day, the USA Holiday.)
In solidarity, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 16:24, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
This is an interesting news story about Nepal and LGBT rights. WhisperToMe ( talk) 16:50, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
This article is about an LGBT rally in Portland, Oregon in response to an assault on a gay couple. I will let project members decide if it is worth adding the WikiProject LGBT studies template to the talk page or not, but I would love for members to offer any feedback they may have about the article itself. Feel free to expand or offer suggestions/comments, if interested. Thanks! -- Another Believer ( Talk) 20:55, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
Does anyone know of any books that have a gender bending theme with a fantasy theme like a guy reincarnated as a girl or a guy and girl switching bodies? Thanks! Neptunekh2 ( talk) 01:59, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
Amina Abdallah Araf al Omari ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
New article.
prominent Syrian blogger known for her open writing about being a lesbian [..] reported abducted on 06 June 2011 and her whereabouts are currently unknown
Please help.
Chzz ► 21:39, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
You may be interested in the new biography of Tom Kahn, whose was a gay social-democrat and AFL-CIO leader. His homosexuality was barely notable (mainly because of an earlier relation with Bayard Rustin), as far as I can see. In solidarity, Kiefer. Wolfowitz 15:04, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
- Although everyone active in the movement was aware of it, he was never explicitly out of the closet. He took his sexual orientation as an affliction, a source of pain and embarrassment. In part, perhaps, because he was so unreconciled to his longings, he limited himself for a long time to brief encounters. But then he became involved with one of the YPSL’s and was compelled to seek the counsel of a psychiatrist to explain his unfamiliar feelings. The diagnosis, he told me, was “you’re in love.”
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- [George Meany] read all sorts of statistics about the unrepresentative character of the l972 Democratic convention including that there was only one labor speaker, I.W.Abel. And then he said, ‘We heard from abortionists, and we heard from the people who looked like Jacks, acted like Jills and had the odor of Johns about them.’
- Maurice Isserman (op. cit., p. 298) says Kahn wrote those words. His source for that is John Herling's Labor Letter (September 12, 1972).
- What Herling actually wrote in that letter, however, was very different. All that he reported was that Meany said those words and nobody denies that.
- It is in fact inconceivable that Kahn would have written them. Indeed, Meany had two other speech writers at the time and Al Barkan's COPE Department often prepared material for him, so there were at least three other possible authors.
- Isserman, as Arch Puddington put it, ‘assumes that because Kahn was not publicly gay he had to be a gay basher. He never was.’ (E-mail to the author, January, 18, 2000)
I should confess some Original Research about Pride at Work and Kahn. I am unaware of off-WP references linking Kahn and Pride at Work.
I hope that somebody can find documentation. (Otherwise, I should have to remove the link, despite its value to readers of the article.) Kiefer. Wolfowitz 16:24, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
I wrote the following paragraphs. I am unfamiliar with the conventions of biographies of openly gay men who were public figures, but whose sexuality was not part of their public personas. Your corrections would be appreciated. Thanks! Kiefer. Wolfowitz 04:17, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
He accepted his appointment as Director of the AFL–CIO's Department of International Affairs, despite his having HIV. [1] Kahn was an openly gay man, whose sexuality was unrelated to his public notability. [2] As a young man Tom Kahn "was gay but wanted to be straight .... It was a different world then", according to Rachell Horowitz. [3]
However, "once he met Bayard [Rustin], then Kahn knew that he was gay and had this long-term relationship with Bayard, which went through many stages", [3] according to Horowitz, who quoted Kahn's remembrance of Rustin:
When I met him for the first time he was a few years younger than I am now, and I was barely on the edge of manhood. He drew me into a vortex of his endless campaigns and projects.... He introduced me to Bach and Brahms, and to the importance of maintaining a balance in life between the pursuit of our individual pleasures and engagements in, and responsibility for, the social condition. He believed that no class, caste or genre of people were exempt from this obligation. [1]
However, cohabiting in Rustin's apartment proved to be difficult, and their romantic relationship ended when Kahn enrolled in Howard University. They remained life-long friends and political comrades. [4]
Tom Kahn was "very good looking, a very attractive guy" according to socialist David McReynolds. [3] Tom Kahn died from AIDS in Silver Springs, Maryland in 1992, at the age of 53, being cared for and survived by his partner of many years. [1] [5]
This will run in the next day or so. I expanded a section called "relationships" at the end of the article, and I request your help with vetting my non-expert writing. Kiefer. Wolfowitz 01:41, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
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