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==[[WP:LGBT|LGBT WikiProject]] Newsletter==
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Hello, members and friends of WP:LGBT! I'm not one to be writing newsletters, but I miss our cruise director,  [[User:Jeffpw|Miss Julie]], and our project is drifting along with a few leaking plugs in the bottom of the boat. Hey, it happens. Every group we join goes through changes. If Wikipedia weren't so interesting it wouldn't also be so frustrating sometimes. And vice versa. More than one Wikiproject has [[tumbleweed]]s blowing through it, but this is one that can't afford to let that happen. Even if you pop in to the [[talk page]] of the project, you can let us know you're still around. 

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=== WP:LGBT's Role in HIV / AIDS articles ===
It wouldn't be a proper gay community without a li'l bit o' drama! That's right. If we aren't arguing about something, then we should be asking if we're still queer. Maybe that's for the best, since we know we're still kicking. Our most recent topic is how far the role of our project should go in dipping our toes into HIV/AIDS articles. The main [[AIDS]] article was delisted as a [[Featured Article]] last month, sadly. (Sending a swift kick to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine|WP:Medicine]].) A spirited discussion is available for your entertainment on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies|WP:LGBT talk page]] about just how much of HIV and AIDS should we take on. As ever, we'll take your opinions under advisement. We're going to have to, because it doesn't seem to have been settled. 

=== Is Pride POV? ===
We have a pretty cool sidebar that identifies core LGBT articles. Its symbol is the iconic [[gay pride flag]], much like other Wikiprojects have iconic symbols denoting the topic is a core subject in a series of articles. However, a question recently arose asking if the symbol itself is [[WP:POV|not neutral]]. Should a pride flag show up at the top of the article on [[Conversion therapy]]? How else would anyone know the article is about queer issues? Is there another symbol that is as widely recognized and that includes all our many splintered facets? At what point do we stop asking ourselves all these questions and just go have a [[mint julep]] on the verandah and stop caring? 

=== [[Harvey Milk]] and [[Jim Jones]]===
For the love of all that is holy, no [[Kool Aid]] jokes. However, an editor involved in pioneering [[San Francisco]] Supervisor [[Harvey Milk]]'s article has included a section about the late supervisor's support of [[Jim Jones]] and the [[People's Temple]]. While it may be accurate, there is a [[WP:RfC|Request for Comment]] regarding how much emphasis the section places on Milk's support in light of his overall political influence on the city, and indeed the rest of the United States. Milk's article is a sad one in more ways than one. It lacks the detail and heart that honors its subject. Anyone want to do a barter with me? I'll bring Harvey Milk to featured status (give me a month or two so I can read stuff), if you do something of equal value to WP:LGBT?? Make me an offer...

===Queer Studies is offensive! ===
The established branch of study known as [[Queer studies]] was brought up as an [[Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2008_May_19#Category:Queer_studies|category for deletion]] because an editor was offended by the use of "queer" in the title. It was overwhelmingly rejected mostly by the usernames I see here on our Wikiproject page. (A clue that I know you are out there, hiding...biding your time...) So, I wish I could congratulate you, but now I'm all confused by my sympathy for the editor who was offended. So, if you're reading this, Moni has a short memory and can't remember your username. Don't be put off by our demonstrative pushiness. Join us. We can always use involved editors.

===[[Lambda Literary Awards]]===
What can you do to help the project out? Be a wiki-[[fairy]], on many levels. There are all kinds of articles that need help. Why, just this morning I removed those ugly wikify and cleanup tags from four articles at random. If you can put <nowiki>[[ ]]</nowiki> around stuff, you can clean up articles. There's a list of articles that need attention at the top of the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies|WP:LGBT talk page]]. Or you can start with the [[Lambda Literary Awards]], where the [[Ann Bannon|goddess of my altar]] received a pioneering award, and was "reduced to rubble" by [[Katherine V. Forrest]]'s wonderful speech. The 20th ceremony of the [[Lambda Literary Awards]], which celebrates LGBT literature, took place in West Hollywood on May 29th [http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid55079.asp]. The page needs to be updated with the new winners, to be found on the official website [http://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/current_winners-2007.html].

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=== [[Yeshayahu Leibowitz]], [[Arthur C. Clarke]] and [[Bernard Montgomery]] ===
Why on earth would someone want to delete material about homosexuality? 'Tis truly a mystery. But these embattled articles have some random evil gnomes removing information that places these folks under our queer umbrella. Help us keep an eye out for the deletions. Take a peek at the articles, familiarize yourselves with the info, and be handy with the undo function in the article history. If tempers flare, take it to the [[WP:ANI|Hall monitors]] and let them sort it out. Best solution is to make sure your sources are immaculate.

===This month's Wiki stars===
This is what I get for opening my big fat mouth and suggesting the newsletter should be revived. Here I am writing it. So, to pat self on back (*cough*) [[Mulholland Drive (film)|''Mulholland Dr.'']] became a featured article in May. This is [[Martha Stewart|A Good Thing]] since it is my personal declaration that there is no such thing as [[red link|lesbian porn]]. I don't care what [[User:Benjiboi|Benjiboi]] says about the video collection at goodvibes. Instead, we have hot women who connect on a deep, personal, soul-touching level, so this film should qualify as some of the skankiest porn available for lesbians. Plus, it's completely confusing and surreal! D'you think [[Laura Harring]] would care that the article is featured? I don't think so either... (Call me, Laura!)

===Compulsive hoarding of templates ===
Once I saw a harrowing episode of [[Animal Planet]]'s [[Animal Cops]] where this guy had, like, 250 cats in his house and it freaked me right out. I'm drawing a parallel between 250 cats and, well...three, really, templates in articles involving LGBT issues. Can we stick to one, maybe? In the aforementioned Harvey Milk's article there's a core LGBT template, a link to the LGBT portal, and a sidebar for LGBT rights. Jiminy! You'd think we weren't the folk to set industrial grey carpeting and [[track lighting]] in vogue. An LGBT footer was designed to link to articles of interest that aren't the aforementioned core articles. What do you think, can we have either an LGBT template for core articles, a footer for LGBT articles that are high profile but not core, or an LGBT rights template? As ever, anything's up for discussion on the WP:LGBT talk page.

===[[The Violet Quill]] and magazines===
[[User:Zigzig20s|Zigzig20s]] suggests we create an article on [[The Violet Quill]], as it seems such a milestone in the advancement of gay/queer literature. Members of the Quill all have pages of their own ([[Edmund White]], [[Christopher Cox (writer)|Christopher Cox]], [[Robert Ferro]], [[Michael Grumley]], [[Andrew Holleran]], [[Felice Picano]], and [[George Whitmore]]). We need to find more info on the Quill per se to reference the page that we create. Perhaps Google Books - and libraries? - can help.

A number of magazines also need articles, perhaps most notably ''[[QW (gay magazine)|QW]]'', ''[[LGNY]]'', and ''[[Lesbian Feminist Liberation]]''.

=== Mom's nagging for Pride Month ===
It's June, Pride month. Wear [[sunscreen]], stay hydrated, get a [[designated driver]], then go half-dressed in the streets find a girlfriend or boyfriend, or some homo who's standing there looking lonely and kiss 'em up real good. Remember, it all started 39 years ago when a bunch of [[drag queen]]s just got fed the f*ck up by the [[Stonewall Riots|cops raiding the bar]] and dragging them all out to the pokey ''again''. Rock on, queens! Enjoy your celebrations. My town's is in October, and 200 people attend. I miss [[Denver, Colorado|Denver.]]

=== Fresh faces to brighten our pages ===
Hey, I've seen you around! Sorry there seem to be so many—it's been a while. But we welcome you all: [[User:Cheezisyum21|Cheezisyum21]], [[User:Taineyah|Taineyah]], [[User:Dustihowe|Dustihowe]], [[User:Avesta69|Avesta69]], [[User:RachelSummers77|RachelSummers77]], [[User:Vivekgopinathan|Vivekgopinathan]], [[User:AMK1211|AMK1211]], [[User:Staffwaterboy|Staffwaterboy]] , [[User:Ted Ted|Ted Ted]], [[User:Joe5150|Joe5150]], [[User:Leahtwosaints|Leahtwosaints]], [[User:Robapalooza|Robapalooza]], [[User:Arthomure|Arthomure]], [[User:Confusionball|Confusionball]], [[User:Affinity likely|Affinity likely]], [[User:PrinceOfCanada|PrinceOfCanada]], [[User:Yobmod|Yobmod]], [[User:Npd2983|Npd2983]], [[User:Neagley|Neagley]], [[User:Bvlax2005|Bvlax2005]], [[User:Bvlax2005|Bvlax2005]], [[User:Rhullsf|Rhullsf]], [[User:Textorus|Textorus]],  [[User:Kieran.casey|Kieran.casey]], [[User:Tyciol|Tyciol]], [[User:Meojive|Meojive]], [[User:Sappho'd|Sappho'd]], [[User:Bookkeeperoftheoccult|Bookkeeperoftheoccult]],  [[User:Gaywarrior|Gaywarrior]], [[User:Aujourd'hui, maman est morte|Aujourd'hui, maman est morte]], and [[User:Balin42632003|Balin42632003]].

It looks like we've picked up a lot of talent lately. We have no doubt you'll be making your indelible mark on LGBT knowledge as we know it, here at Wikipedia.

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In the immortal words of Miss Julie, "May all your Wiki days be bright, and may your [[Love Boat]] never turn into a [[The Poseidon Adventure (film)|Poseidon]]."

We miss you, [[User:Jeffpw|Miss Julie]], as well as all the others who have graced our project and are on wiki-breaks or just got fed up with all the nuttiness and went to live their lives. Get your [[User:SatyrTN|stupid houses built]] and hurry up and come back. --[[User:Moni3|Moni3]] ([[User talk:Moni3|talk]]) 16:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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==[[WP:WikiProject LGBT studies|LGBT WikiProject]] Newsletter (July 2008)==
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<big>'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|LGBT studies WikiProject]] Newsletter!'''</big><br/> Issue XVI: [[July 23]], [[2008]] <br />
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Hello, members and friends of WP:LGBT! Updates about our latest happenings in the gayest corner of Wikipedia. 

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;'''[[Homosexuality]] at [[WP:GAR|Good Article Review]]!''' 
An unfortunate effect of a group less active than in the past is that our articles lose integrity. This one is at [[WP:GAR|Good Article Review]] for that reason. The [[Talk:Homosexuality|talk page]] is quite active as a result. You have the opportunity to help. This is the corest of our core articles, and it needs some attention because it gets a lot of controversial input from many sides. If you can spare any time to edit the article, please do what you can. 

;'''[[Paragraph 175]] is at [[WP:FAR|Featured Article Review]]!'''
Soon after we were informed that Homosexuality is being scrutinized, we heard the same for one of our few Featured Articles. As a participant of the Featured Article process, I think this is actually a good thing. The standards for Featured Articles are getting higher with time. But as a member of this project, that means that a few of ours may be de-listed unless someone can swoop in and save them. This one has to do with the designation of homosexuality as a crime in Germany. Most of this article's sources are in German. If anyone has any particular skill in this area, please lend a hand!  

;'''[[Gay bathhouse]] is at [[WP:GAR|Good Article Review]]! Wtf is going on?''' 
I know you folks think I have much experience in a gay bathhouse, and I hate to disappoint you, but I actually do not. I seem like the sort of person who likes to stroll about in a towel. Shocking, no? It appears that [[User:Ashleyvh|Ashleyvh]] is single-handedly addressing all the problems with this article at its GA Review. While that's pretty impressive, it's also no doubt exhausting. Can anyone help out there? 

;'''Two [[WP:GA|GA]]s and a nominee!''' 
In what I hope will counter the jolt of re-evaluating three Good or Featured Articles, [[José Sarria]] and [[Janet Jackson as gay icon]] passed as Good Articles, and [[Black Cat Bar]] (famous San Francisco oft-raided gay bar) is nominated, all by [[User:Otto4711|Otto4711]]. Rock on, man. You're a machine. Good luck with your nominations. What is it about women that make them gay icons? And are there lesbian icons that aren't lesbians? How about bisexual icons? Am I the only lesbian who reacts with soul-trembling fear at the sight of [[Angelina Jolie]]?   

;'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Deletion|LGBT articles for deletion]]'''
New WP:LGBT studies member [[User:Pinkkeith|Pinkkeith]] has done this cool thing. If you click on that link, you'll see all the articles, categories, templates, and miscellany up for deletion. They're usually there because they're not considered to be [[WP:N|not notable]]. That can be a relative concept, and sometimes it has to be argued that   topics pertaining to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues ''are'' notable. 


;'''Completely naked women!'''
Ha! Made you look! Even the guys are looking. Gay pioneers [[Kay Lahusen]]'s and [[Barbara Gittings]]' collection of photographs are up at the [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=kay+lahusen+&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 New York Public Library]. Want to see images of the [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=1080391&imageID=1605898&word=kay%20lahusen%20gay%20pride%201970%20contact%20sheet&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&total=9&num=0&imgs=12&pNum=&pos=3# first Pride march in 1970 in New York City]? How about [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=1080384&imageID=1605891&word=kay%20lahusen%20sylvia%20rivera&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&total=6&num=0&imgs=12&pNum=&pos=3# Sylvia Rivera], drag queen extraordinaire, and Stonewall Riots participant? Or the contact sheet for [[The Ladder (magazine)|''The Ladder'']] that showed [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=1079797&imageID=1605649&total=529&num=468&word=kay%20lahusen&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&imgs=12&pos=477 full-face lesbians in print for the first time in US history]? Ok I did mention naked women, and it's true. I found naked pictures of Barbara Gittings. But I scrolled through all of them and you'll have to as well. I'm not that mean, though. [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?trg=1&strucID=1078773&imageID=1605708&total=529&num=396&word=kay%20lahusen&s=1&notword=&d=&c=&f=&lWord=&lField=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&imgs=12&pos=399 Here she is in the shower]. How cute is she?

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;'''Tagging articles'''
It seems a recurring issue which articles to tag, and what to say about a topic that's tagged. Certainly, because an article falls under our scope doesn't necessarily make the person gay. Florida Governor [[Charlie Crist]] has been rumored to be gay in some newspaper accounts. Although we all know [[Fred Phelps]] is supergay, he won't admit it so instead he does the absolutely awfulest anti-gay things on the planet to deflect suspicion. [[NAMBLA]], the red headed stepchild of the LGBT world, is tagged with an explanation we have yet to decide if we'll keep.  


;'''Member Spotlight: [[User:Benjiboi|Benjiboi]]'''
In the lurking I do around and about on Wiki, I've long been astounded at the forbearance Benjiboi has for the utterly insane. Perhaps not so much, since the message on Benji's talk page notes frequent absences due to homophobia and transphobia. But it takes some kind of ... ''something'' that I don't have to face the constant anti-gay POV Benji does. 

Benjiboi is a a bit of a [[Wikipedia:WikiFairy|WikiFaerie]], a [[Wikipedia:WikiGnome|WikiGnome]] and also a member of [[Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron|the Article Rescue Squadron]] in addition to being a LGBT project member. A few of Benjiboi's favorite links for making the wikiverse more fab are:
#[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of style]], a must for anyone redecorating an article. 
#[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-06-26/Dispatches|Reliable sources in content review processes]], a wonderful and fully linked essay about sourcing and why we need more and better sources.
#[http://scholar.google.com/ Google scholar], which also searches Google books, is a great help in finding reliable sources.

;'''Member Spotlight: [[User:Becksguy|Becksguy]]'''

Becksguy didn’t start actively editing until May 2007. His most frequent tasks on Wiki include reverting vandalism to LGBT articles and creating new project-related articles. He comes from New York state, and to prove not all of us are teenagers (ha! I am so totally 15!) he's in his 60s and retired.

Becksguy considers his biggest triumph on Wikipedia so far was a [[WP:DYK|DYK]] in December 2007 for the first-ever newspaper report on what became [[AIDS]], in the ''[[New York Native]]''.  He's also helped save several project-related articles from deletion.  His lowest moment here was getting involved in the discussion on a particular terrorism related article, thinking he could help calm the roiled waters on an extremely contentious subject with multiple edit wars and passionate editors. 
 
Here at WP:LGBT, he creates and improves articles that present notable LGBT related subjects in a fair and balanced way, and tries to include more of the significant alternative sexuality related subjects without being an activist, and works to better source project-related articles.  

On Wikipedia as a whole, he says, "I think we need to learn better what processes work for a massive collaborative project. Some of what worked well for a more informal small project doesn’t scale up well. Process is not as important when the participants know each other. We need to get more of the current members to be more active.  If more members were energized, the project would be able to accomplish more. We should be, in effect, the smaller and included Wikipedia for LGBT related subjects.  Overall, I wish we could focus more on content creation and improvement, and less on vandal fighting." 

;'''Fresh faces to brighten our pages'''
Welcome to all of our new members!: [[User:Balin42632003|Balin42632003]], [[User:supposedlydisposable|supposedlydisposable]], [[User:Axiomdragon|Axiomdragon]], [[User:antcjone|antcjone]], [[User:Jamesgregg76|Jamesgregg76]], [[User:Taulapapa|Taulapapa]], [[User:Mushii|Mushii]], [[User:Pinkkeith|Pinkkeith]], [[User:Gr8lyknow|Gr8lyknow]], [[User:EricV89|EricV89]], [[User:Varnent|Varnent]], [[User:Ged_UK|Ged_UK]], [[User:Richie wright1980|Richie wright1980]], [[User:Auriel|Auriel]]
If you have a question about anything, drop your question on [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_LGBT_studies|our talk page]]. We'll do our best to answer. 

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''"A [[Supreme Court]] decision in 1958 reversed a 1956 ruling by a federal district court that U.S. postal authorities were correct in prohibiting the mailing of the [[Mattachine Society]]'s [[ONE, Inc.|''ONE'']] magazine. The lower court had ruled that ''ONE'' was not protected by the [[First Amendment]] because the magazine's contents 'may be vulgar, offensive, and indecent even though not regarded as such by a particular group ... because their own social or moral standards are far below those of the general community ... Social standards are fixed by and for the great majority and not by and for a hardened or weakened minority.'"'' - Michael Bronski in ''Pulp Friction'', 2003

Thanks for being weak and having lowered standards with me. --[[User:Moni3|Moni3]] ([[User talk:Moni3|talk]]) 00:10, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
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<big>'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|LGBT studies WikiProject]] Newsletter!'''</big><br/> Issue XVII: [[November 12]], [[2008]] <br />
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<span style="color:red;">'''Wake up WP:LGBT! It's time to kick in gear and get some things done!'''</span> 

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;'''''Wake up!''''' 
I say this to myself as much as I say it to all of us.  I work a lot by myself or with individual editors who spend time at [[WP:FAC|Featured Article Candidates]]. It seems on November 5 a fog was lifted off my brain that helped me realize that we have massive potential in this project to get things done. Take this allegory, for instance: ''On Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1980, my 10th-grade American history teacher started class by unfurling The New York Times. She pointed to its triple banner headline: “Reagan Easily Beats Carter; Republicans Gain in Congress; D’Amato and Dodd are Victors.” “Save this paper,” she told us. “This is the start of a whole new era.”'' [http://warner.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/title/ Judith Warner from The New York Times] 

It definitely seems a start to a whole new era now. If planets align correctly to remind us that whatever advances we may have made in electing what appears to be an [[Barack Obama|extraordinary president]] in the US, the moons that revolve around those planets also serve to illustrate it's not that simple. Florida, Arizona, and California all appear to have banned [[same sex marriage]]. As someone who was married in California and lives in Florida, this is particularly poignant. We seem to be at the juncture of two converging paths. If we maximize our efforts and take the right ones, we might just be able to affect some change for ourselves. 

;'''The power of Wikipedia and [[California Proposition 8 (2008)]]'''
Though what we do is an interesting hobby for some, we have the power to make a difference. California's ballot initiative to ban gay marriage was a fierce fight. It's being challenged right now, but just look at how Wikipedia played a role in that: in October 2008, 360,238 people read its article. On November 5, an astounding [http://stats.grok.se/en/200811/California_Proposition_8_(2008) 467,000 people read it]. I commend the editors who work on that article—both those who support and oppose it. A look at the talk page shows a concerted effort to keep it civil and accurate.

;'''What can we do?''' 
How do you fight ignorance? With information. That's what Wikipedia is for. This project is overwhelming with '''8,576 articles''' in its scope. We can continue to work piecemeal as we have in the past, or we can focus on goals. These are examples of areas we can concentrate on. 

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There are more than 8,000 articles to work on. Can we build a list of priorities? Can we build enough enthusiasm to work on these? What if we had editors who oversaw progress in these areas and reported to the talk page or in the newsletter? Surely someone here wants to report on the progress of sex articles.  

Tony Perkins ([[Anthony Perkins|irony]]) from the conservative '''[[Family Research Council]]''' [http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/07/conservatives.election/index.html was heartened by the recent passages of gay marriage bans.] The Republican Party is without direction. What's going to take the place of a moderate voice will not be pleasant to our ears. Watching and improving articles of subjects that have opposed gay rights in the past will be of vital importance very soon, I predict. 

;'''But WP:LGBT is not a very active project''' 
All we can do is start somewhere. The first step is answering this newsletter on the project talk page. Join in the discussion. 

;'''More things we can do'''
* Give out more '''[[WP:Barnstar|barnstar]]s''', and let each other know that what they're doing is valued.
* Create a guide to '''stave off burnout''', because editors in this project get burned out faster than others. There are many hills to climb.
* Bring back the '''monthly collaboration project'''.
* Participate in LGBT '''Peer reviews'''.
* Get familiar with the characteristics of '''Good Articles''' and get our top priority articles to [[WP:GA]].
* Keep our [[WP:LGBT|project page]] and [[Template:LGBT_open_tasks|open tasks template]] '''updated'''.
* Use the Newsletter, Moni3! You can suggest what to send out in the newsletter, too!
* Offer research materials, copy editing, ideas, and '''support''' to '''your fellow editors'''.
* Keep the '''[[WT:LGBT|project talk page]] informed of problems''' and discussions we should know about.

;'''Proposal: Put Importance Levels on articles'''
If this was decided long before I was a member, maybe it's time to revisit it. Other WikiProjects, such as [[WP:Novels]] determine that some subjects have an importance category: Top, High, Mid, Low, or None (undetermined). If we decide that our most core articles, it might help to organize which articles to address first. Top importance, for example, would be [[Gay]], [[Homosexual]], [[Lesbian]], [[Bisexual]], [[Transgender]], [[Sappho]], [[Oscar Wilde]], [[Stonewall riots]], for example. High importance would be [[Homosexuality and psychology]], [[Harvey Milk]], [[Mattachine Society]], [[Harry Hay]], or [[Daughters of Bilitis]], and so on. This can be a matter of discussion, or perhaps we could have someone in charge of determining these levels for all the articles we have tagged.  

;'''So, like [[Slim Whitman]], [[Mars Attacks!|"I'm Calling You"]]'''
The editors I have admired in the past, who have done great things alone, and who I think can help us all do extraordinary things now: [[User:SatyrTN|SatyrTN]], [[User:Dev920|Dev920]], [[User:Aleta|Aleta]], [[User:Becksguy|Becksguy]], [[User:Otto4711|Otto4711]], [[User:Belovedfreak|BelovedFreak]], [[User:Benjiboi|Benjiboi]], [[User:Bookkeeperoftheoccult|Bookkeeper of the Occult]], [[User:Queerudite|Queerudite]], [[User:FisherQueen|FisherQueen]] (I ''will'' marry you), [[User:Paul_Barlow|PaulB]], [[User:AgnosticPreachersKid|APK]], [[User:Zigzig20s|ZigZig20s]], [[User:Allstarecho|AllStarEcho]] (I know you're out there), [[User:Raystorm|Raystorm]], and my very [[WP:OWN|own]] copy editor, [[User:Dank55|Dank55]]. 

These are the editors I've seen working (and I know I'm forgetting a few). There's more of you out there I haven't seen. Some of you are new. We need all of you. Please help. 

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Miami, January 18, 1977 after the gay rights ordinance was passed: ''While [[Anita Bryant|Bryant]] and the others were creating the beginnings of the repeal effort, (gay activists) Basker, Campbell, Kunst, and the other (gay rights) ordinance supporters congratulated themselves on their success and then quickly disbanded... There was no organized recognition or celebration of the victory. As one activist remembered, "We just went home." They had little idea of the battle that was before them.'' - Fred Fejes in ''Gay Rights and Moral Panic'', 2008

Don't go home yet, please. --[[User:Moni3|Moni3]] ([[User talk:Moni3|talk]]) 00:10, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
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== [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|WikiProject LGBT studies]] Newsletter (June 2009) ==
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<big>'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|LGBT studies WikiProject]] Newsletter!'''</big><br/> Issue XVIII: June 24, 2009 <br />
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<big><font color=red>'''Yo, happy [[Gay pride|Pride]] y'all - are you ready for your [[Cecil B. DeMille|close-up]]?'''</font></big> 

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;<u>[[Stonewall riots]]</u>

;How do you change the world? You can start by writing an incredible article for the world's encyclopedia. Moni3 kicks it old school again with [[Stonewall riots]] - ''a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969 at the [[Stonewall Inn]]. [...] [T]hey have become the defining event that marked the start of the [[gay rights movement]] in the United States and around the world.'' It's a featured article hitting the mainpage this Sunday to mark the 40th anniversary of the events. So first off, wow! Clever and cool. Moni3 has been recently named hottest delegate to Obama's bookclub but that may not be official yet. (Shhh!)

Otto4711 mentioned that gee we really should swamp the DYK section with LGBT-related articles for use on the 28th as well. We have eight or so in the [[T:TDYK#Articles created.2Fexpanded for the anniversary of the Stonewall riots .28June 28.29|holding area]] and if you push yourself to get an article together you might be able to get in on the fun.   <big>'''Do this now!'''</big>

The official rules for DYKs can be found [[Wikipedia:Did you know#DYK rules |here]]. Once you have expanded an article 5-fold or created an article with at least 1,500 characters of prose, place your DYK thread [[Template talk:Did you know#Articles created.2Fexpanded for the anniversary of the Stonewall riots .28June_28.29 |here]]. Use [http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/charcount.shtml this] handy tool to count your 1,500 characters. As a suggestion, when you add your potential hook, include the character count and a link to the source(s) that confirm the hook. These will be confirmed anyway but may help. 

;<u>Trans quotes needed for [[Portal:Transgender]]</u>
The layout for the individual quotes is [[Portal:Transgender/Random quote/Layout|here]] (just copy/paste into one of the red links on [[Portal:Transgender/Random quote]]). Then [[Portal:Transgender/Random quote/Number of quotes|this counter]] has to be upped to match the new # of total quotes (not counting quote zero).

;<u>Obama proclamation</u>
On June 1, [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/ President Barack Obama declared] June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, citing the riots as a reason to "commit to achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans". Excerpts at the bottom. 

;<u>F*ck me I'm famous</u>
I was interviewed by ''Wikipedia Signpost'', the weekly in-house newsletter, for the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2009-05-25/WikiProject report|WikiProject report]]. The ''Signpost'' has nearly 1,000 Wikipedian subscribers and arguably many of those folks actually read it. It came about rather quickly and my worst fears - that it was an elaborate hoax by a troll - were apparently unfounded. I hope y'all feel I did fine by the project, I did my best to avoid the phrase "[[User:AgnosticPreachersKid|man-humping, cock-sucking, doggy-style loving queer]]" but otherwise did ok.

;<u>Free image appeal</u>
A friendly reminder to consider taking photos while you're [[Sex and the City|out and about]] at various [[Dyke march]]es and [[Pride parade]]s. Consider donating them to the world at [[Wikicommons]]. I'm sooo totally over having to deal with lovely images being deleted and argued about. If they are just free they are then also freely usable worldwide. And no, they don't need photos of your [[vagina|cha-cha]] or [[penis|hoo-hoo-dilly]].

;<u>[[Chaz Bono]]</u>
[[Sonny and Cher]]'s daughter was a famous lesbian and now he's a famous [[transman]], possibly the most famous in the world. This also serves as a friendly reminder that we recently updated [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Guidelines]] - it's not perfect but should help inform on those gnip-gnop battles that do seem to drag on, and not in the [[drag queen|good way]]. 

;<u>R U Popular?</u>
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Popular pages]] is a new handy place to see which LGBT-tagged pages are the most popular in any given month. 

;<u>Article alerts</u>
As part of the redecorating at [[WT:LGBT|our talkpage]], the article alerts and keyword search alerts are handily located at the top of the page. Always fascinating to see what's up. All help appreciated on those. 

;<u>Glambert</u>
[[Adam Lambert]] is soooo gay - surprised? Neither is anyone else. Nuff said. [[David Ogden Stiers]] was [[outed]] but apparently he wasn't terribly in either.

;<u>Community Quilt reminder</u>
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies/Quilt]] - update it and add yourself!

;<u>Our own little IRC home</u>
The LGBT studies project does have its own free [[Internet Relay Chat]] channel, {{IRC|wikipedia-en-lgbt}}, for coordination, collaboration and socializing. This channel is hosted on [[Freenode]] and can be accessed in one of two ways: If you already have an [[Internet Relay Chat#Clients|IRC client]], click the link to the left. If you do not have an IRC client, you'll need to get one installed on your computer first. Once you've done this, then click on the link to the left.

For more general information on IRC and a listing of other useful Wikipedia-related channels, see [[Wikipedia:IRC channels]].

The project had at one point another channel at {{IRC|LGBTproject}} but as the original people associated with the setting up and administration of that channel have seemed to have disappeared, this new channel has been set up. Plus the new channel is inline with required naming conventions for Wikipedia related IRC channels. So, feel free to use this channel. Such a channel gives opportunity to discuss the latest happening on articles, the LGBT project itself, latest happening in your life with "wiki-friends" here, etc.. You can say things on there you normally wouldn't here on Wikipedia (keeping it civil of course) like talk about the latest hot guy/girl or tell a joke.. you get the point. Anyway, see you there - eventually!

;<u>LGBT to-do list (held over from last edition)</u>
* Give out more '''[[WP:Barnstar|barnstar]]s''', and let each other know that what they're doing is valued.
* Create a guide to '''stave off burnout''', because editors in this project get burned out faster than others. There are many hills to climb.
* Bring back the '''monthly collaboration project'''.
* Participate in LGBT '''Peer reviews'''.
* Get familiar with the characteristics of '''Good Articles''' and get our top priority articles to [[WP:GA]].
* Keep our [[WP:LGBT|project page]] and [[Template:LGBT_open_tasks|open tasks template]] '''updated'''.
* Use the Newsletter, Moni3! You can suggest what to send out in the newsletter, too!
* Offer research materials, copy editing, ideas, and '''support''' to '''your fellow editors'''.
* Keep the '''[[WT:LGBT|project talk page]] informed of problems''' and discussions we should know about.

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{{cquote|There are many well-respected LGBT leaders in all professional fields, including the arts and business communities. [I]n both the White House and the Federal agencies -- openly LGBT employees are doing their jobs with distinction and professionalism. [...]<br/> LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live their lives with dignity and respect.<br/> At the international level, I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the existing "[[Don't Ask, Don't Tell]]" policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security. [...]<br/> As long as the promise of equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected. If we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation was founded, every American will benefit. During LGBT Pride Month, I call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people to work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. [...]<br/> I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists. - Barack Obama, [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Presidential-Proclamation-LGBT-Pride-Month/ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 2009], The White House (June 1, 2009).}}

[[Judy Garland as gay icon|Click your heels three times]] ladies and gents, home is where [[Queer as Folk (UK TV series)|hot]] is! [[User_talk:Benjiboi| -- <u style="font-size:14px; font-family: cursive;color:#8000FF">Banj<span style="color:#FF4400;">e</span></u><u style="font-size:14px;font-family: Zapfino, sans-serif;color:deeppink">b<span style="color:#CC0000;">oi</span></u>]]

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You are invited to participate in '''[[Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride 2015|Wiki Loves Pride]]'''! 

* ''What?'' '''[[Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride 2015|Wiki Loves Pride]]''', a campaign to document and photograph '''[[LGBT]] culture and history''', including pride events
* ''When?'' '''June 2015'''
* ''How can you help?'' 
*: 1.) Create or improve LGBT-related articles and showcase the results of your work '''[[Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride 2015/Results|here]]'''
*: 2.) Upload photographs or other media related to LGBT culture and history, including pride events, and add images to relevant Wikipedia articles; feel free to create a subpage with a gallery of your images (see [[Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Pride_2014#Photography|examples from last year]])
*: 3.) Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project ('''[[:wikidata:Wikidata:WikiProject LGBT|Wikidata]]''', '''[[:commons:Commons:LGBT Free Media Collective|Wikimedia Commons]]''', '''[[:wikivoyage: Wikivoyage:LGBT Expedition|Wikivoyage]]''', [[:meta: Wikimedia LGBT/Interwiki|etc]].)

Or, view or update the current list of '''[[Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride/Tasks|Tasks]]'''. This campaign is supported by the '''[[:meta:Wikimedia LGBT/Portal|Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group]]''', an officially recognized affiliate of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. Visit the group's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow '''[https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaLGBT Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook]'''. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]. One does ''not'' need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome! 

If you have any questions, please [[Wikipedia talk:Wiki Loves Pride 2015|leave a message on the campaign's main talk page]].


Thanks, and happy editing!

[[User:Another Believer]] and [[User:OR drohowa]]
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== Wiki Loves Pride 2016 ==

As a participant of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject LGBT studies|WikiProject LGBT studies]], you are invited to participate in the third annual '''[[Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride 2016|Wiki Loves Pride]]''' campaign, which runs through the month of June. The purpose of the campaign is to create and improve content related to [[LGBT]] culture and history. How can you help?
:# Create or improve LGBT-related Wikipedia pages and showcase the results of your work '''[[Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride 2016/Results|here]]'''
:# Document local LGBT culture and history by taking pictures at pride events and uploading your images to Wikimedia Commons
:# Contribute to an LGBT-related task force at another Wikimedia project ('''[[:wikidata:Wikidata:WikiProject LGBT|Wikidata]]''', '''[[:commons:Commons:LGBT Free Media Collective|Wikimedia Commons]]''', '''[[:wikivoyage: Wikivoyage:LGBT Expedition|Wikivoyage]]''', [[:meta: Wikimedia LGBT/Interwiki|etc]].)

Looking for topics? The '''[[Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Pride/Tasks|Tasks]]''' page, which you are welcome to update, offers some ideas and wanted articles.

This campaign is supported by the '''[[:meta:Wikimedia LGBT/Portal|Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group]]''', an officially recognized affiliate of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. The group's mission is to develop LGBT-related content across all Wikimedia projects, in all languages. Visit the affiliate's page at Meta-Wiki for more information, or follow '''[https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaLGBT Wikimedia LGBT+ on Facebook]'''. Remember, Wiki Loves Pride is about creating and improving LGBT-related content at Wikimedia projects, and content should have a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]. One does ''not'' need to identify as LGBT or any other gender or sexual minority to participate. This campaign is about adding accurate, reliable information to Wikipedia, plain and simple, and all are welcome! If you have any questions, please [[Wikipedia talk:Wiki Loves Pride 2016|leave a message on the campaign's talk page]].

Thanks, and happy editing! ---[[User:Another Believer|<span style="color:navy">Another Believer</span>]] <sub>([[User talk:Another Believer|<span style="color:#C60">Talk</span>]])</sub> 21:37, 30 May 2016 (UTC)
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