Wikimedia LGBT+/Portal
and represent LGBT+ content
across Wikimedia projects.
Wikimedia LGBT+ is a Wikimedia user group that promotes the development of content on Wikimedia projects which is of interest to LGBT+ communities and supports LGBT+ individuals who engage in Wikimedia activities. Wikimedia LGBT+ is a global, intersectional community that welcomes people of all races, religions, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and abilities. Wikimedia LGBT+ was first announced at Wikimania in 2012 and was approved by the Affiliations Committee in September 2014.
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Mission
edit- Create and expand content of interest to LGBT+ communities on Wikimedia projects and to increase the overall quality of such content in all languages.
- Support LGBT+ individuals who engage in Wikimedia activities.
- Hold space for conversations about LGBT+ interests in Wikimedia policies
- Encourage organizations to use Wikimedia projects and to adopt the values of free culture and open access.
- Promote Wikimedia projects as a tool for strengthening LGBT+ communities.
Goals
edit- Improve the editing experience for all contributors by ensuring that LGBT+ related harassment is dealt with by simple policies in a prompt manner regardless of sexuality.
- Ensure that non-discrimination policies related to sexuality, gender, and sex are effective across all Wikimedia projects, and participate in discussions of discrimination of all types.
- Provide support networks for the LGBT+ community and allies, including welcoming IRC and VRT support.
- Provide a sympathetic appeal mechanism when dispute resolution has failed and a contributor would prefer a self identified LGBT+ mediator or arbitrator to handle their case.
- Create a safer environment for LGBT+ readers of Wikimedia projects, with a special interest in improving the experiences of LGBT+ youth on Wikimedia projects.
- Build greater community among LGBT+ Wikimedians.
- Coordinate cross-wiki efforts among WikiProjects engaged in specific LGBT+ content development.
Strategy
editWikimedia LGBT+ will fulfill its mission in the following ways:
- Provide training to organizations and individuals so that they can contribute content to Wikimedia projects.
- Create, collect, process, and present the sorts of metrics which describe usage statistics and quality of content of LGBT+ interest on Wikimedia projects.
While Wikimedia LGBT+ members will always be welcome to contribute content of LGBT+ interest themselves, the scope of the work which the project seeks to complete can only be engaged if many LGBT+ outreach programs all contribute their expertise to developing the content in their fields. The general practice ought to be that any educator of LGBT+ populations anywhere who is performing outreach in any field ought to share their information on Wikimedia projects if any of their target demographic uses the Internet as a source of information. When such an educator recognizes this, then that person ought to be able to contact Wikimedia LGBT+ and get appropriate training to enable them to share their information on Wikimedia platforms.
Outcomes
edit- Increased participation and visibility by LGBT+ communities at Wikimedia events, building towards even greater engagement at future Wikimanias.
- Increased (open) participation by members of the LGBT communities on all Wikimedia projects.
- Coordination of LGBT+ WikiProjects:
- GLAM LGBT+ history and culture presentations.
- Increased quality and depth of LGBT+ articles.
- Representation of LGBT+ monuments in Wiki Loves Monuments.
- Guidelines on Outreach for recommending and improving policies across Wikimedia projects:
- Chapter and WMF safe space policies to cover all events specifically ensuring any complaints of apparent LGBT+ related harassment are dealt with effectively and promptly.
- Guidance for new LGBT+ editors (and those that edit LGBT+ topics) on how to stay safe and how to find help when things go wrong.
- Simple guide to responding to LGBT+ related harassment or threats on all Wikimedia projects and IRC.
- Access to LGBT+ specific help on-wiki, IRC and email (for example, access to LGBT+ identified VRT members via lgbt wikimedia.org).
- Independent and expert assessment of the Wikimedia projects and the Wikimedia Foundation's effectiveness at handling homophobic harassment cases.
- Commissioned surveys and statistical reporting on LGBT+ participation and perception of editing experience in order to support planned improvements.
- Model for future minority population based thematic organizations.
Activities
editActivities associated with Wikimedia LGBT+:
- Community building and outreach, with efforts focused at LGBT+ events, Wikimania, and other Wikimedia events.
- Promoting collaborations with other Wikimedia projects and with external organizations, such as WikiProject LGBT studies (English Wikipedia), the LGBT Free Media Collective (Wikimedia Commons), and Wiki Loves Pride.
- Friendly space policies development, including a request for Wikimedia Foundation board resolution on homophobia.
Resolutions
edit- Wikimedia LGBT+ User Group Recognition – September 2014
- Renewals from 2015 WMCon Eligibility Renewal Sprint – December 2015
Coverage
edit- "Wikipedia celebra el Mes del Orgullo LGTBIQ+ con un concurso para enriquecer la enciclopedia digital". El Universo (in Spanish). 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- Nacaru (2024-02-19). "Tenemos un Wikiepisodio". Spotify (in Spanish). - Nacaru speaks about the work of the Wikiproyecto LGBT+ at the Co3 Radiolab Podcast.
- Dorothy Howard, John Samuel, and Owen Blacker. WikiProject report: Wikipedians Convene for Queering Wikipedia 2023: The First International LGBT+ Wikipedia Conference, The Signpost, 22 May, 2023.
- MiguelAlanCS (2022-09-23). "Wiki Loves Europride 2022: un editatón por la diversidad de contenidos LGBTIQ+ en Wikipedia". wikimedia.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2023.
- MiguelAlanCS; Nacaru (2022-06-28). "Somos LGBT, y en Wikipedia también". wikimedia.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2023.
- Wexelbaum, Rachel. (2020). Edit Loud, Edit Proud: LGBTIQ+ Wikimedians and Global Information Activism. Originally published by Wikipedia@20 and licensed CC-BY 4.0. Retrieved from The Signpost, 28 June 2020.
- Wexelbaum, Rachel. (2019). "Coming Out of the Closet: Library Advocacy to Advance LGBTQ+ Wikipedia Engagement." In B. Mehra (Ed.) LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century: Emerging Directions of Advocacy and Community Engagement in Diverse Information Environments (Advances in Librarianship, Volume 45) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.115 - 139.
- Jacobs, Julia (8 April 2019). "Wikipedia Isn’t Officially a Social Network. But the Harassment Can Get Ugly.". The New York Times.
- Millona, Kristina (January 6, 2018). "WIKI LGBTI PROJECT: How contributing to Wikipedia became a new form of activism". Turmoil Collective.
- Caballero, Lucía (15 March 2017). "La española que ha llegado a vicepresidir Wikimedia defendiendo al colectivo LGBT". eldiario.es (in Spanish).
- Weaver, Madison (October 20, 2016). "Librarians work to make Wikipedia more inclusive with ‘Wiki Loves Pride’ event". The Bucknellian.
- Moore, Jason (June 17, 2016). "Help expand Wikipedia’s coverage of LGBT communities during Wiki Loves Pride". Wikimedia Foundation.
- Wexelbaum, Rachel, Herzog, Katie, Rasberry, Lane. (2015). "Queering Wikipedia." In R. Wexelbaum (Ed.) Queers Online: LGBT Digital Practices in Libraries, Archives, and Museums. Sacramento, CA: Litwin Books.
- "Wikipedia Pride Month Celebrations in India culminate with edit-a-thons in various cities". Gaylaxy. July 20, 2014.
- Moore, Jason; Howard, Dorothy (July 18, 2014). "Wiki Loves Pride 2014 and Adding Diversity to Wikipedia". Wikimedia Foundation.
- Lasrado, Svetlana (July 15, 2014). "Wikipedia does its bit for sexual minorities". The New Indian Express.
- "Wikipedia Holds Wiki Loves Pride Event". American Library Association. July 10, 2014.
- Redmond, Jim (July 8, 2014). "Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thons Improve LGBT Content on Wikipedia". Towleroad.
- Milliken, Alice (July 7, 2014). "Wikipedia holds Pride ‘edit-a-thons’ to improve LGBT-related content". Pink News.
- Phadnis, Renuka (July 7, 2014). "Wikipedia edit-a-thons to add content on LGBTs". The Hindu.
- "Wikipedia Series "Edit-a-Thons"". Guru Mavin. July 7, 2014.