Talk:Racism in the LGBT community

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Redirect after deletion request's failure
I have moved this page back because neither in the most recent Deletion Request nor at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject LGBT studies when it was listed there on 21 September 2012 was there any expressed agreement with or support for the proposal that this topic or its name was objectionable and needed to be moved except from the originator of the deletion request. If this article's title is to be changed, it is obviously a controversial move and requires a Move Request. EylonTheGreen (talk) 04:30, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry I mistakingly read the first nomination. I will not try to change the name again as I no longer have a desire to delete the article.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 17:30, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Hispanics and Arabs
I think we need more discussion on this page about hispanic and arabs and the discrimination they face in the LGBT community.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 17:51, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Contentious material
Two paragraphs in the antisemitism section appear to conflate criticism of zionism or Israeli policy with antisemitism. The article seems to assume that the organizers of Israeli Apartheid Week are motivated by a prejudice or racial hatred of Jews rather than a genuine interest in Palestinian human rights. Obviously, true expressions of antisemitism within the LGBT community should be included but I'm not convinced that Israeli Apartheid Week fits the bill. Sherry Wolf, is a Jewish lesbian and her group, Siege Busters, is comprised of largely of LBTG Jews. Jewish American scholar and lesbian Judith Butler has spoken at Israeli Apartheid Week and supports the BDS campaign. Jewish American writer and lesbian Sarah Schulman has written about pinkwashing in the NY Times and she supports the BDS campaign as well. There are also Israeli LGBT groups like Kvisa Shchora who are anti-occupation. I'm using these examples to point out that putting Israeli Apartheid Week under the banner of antisemitism is specious and doesn't adhere to WP:NPOV.

Michael Lucas, who in the article is credited with stopping the LGBT center from hosting an "Israeli Apartheid Week", is known for his racist comments against African-Americans, Arabs, and Muslims. According to Max Blumenthal he used "ethnically cleansed Palestinian villages as sets for sex scenes." - Am86 (talk) 05:51, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

First off I definately agree with you that Micheal Lucas is extremely racist in some circumstances. Then again so was Malcolm X so that is not a qualifier to ignore their opinions. Most importantly though is to know even if Anti-Zionism isn't antisemitism which the sources I point to say it is the fact of the matter is that it is anti-national sentiment. One of my teachers always taught me a great formula to know whether or not it qualifies as racism when refering to either Israel or Palestine in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If it is only showing solidarity and fighting for civil rights its a civil rights cause. If it is attacking or demonizing a Israel or Palestine or the Israeli or Palestinian people its racism. This formula is usually what is used by organizations such as the ADL. I found many other sources on Palestinian solidarity on college campuses I didn't use because although they were clearly pro-Palestine they were not anti-Israel and therefore not racist. I hope that helps you understand my meaning. Anyway they are sourced so I think they should stay up.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 06:23, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
 * But does criticizing Israeli policy or Israeli politicians make someone anti-Israel? And does that qualify as antisemitism? We don't have any evidence that Siege Busters or the Israeli Apartheid Week activists have demonized Israelis. According to one of the sources the organizers "demand for an end to Israel’s occupation as a critical step in achieving [Palestinian] civil and human rights." Michael Lucas, however, has a well-documented history of demonizing Palestinians and many other ethnic/national groups. I don't think people like Sherry Wolf, Judith Butler, or Sarah Schulman are antisemitic and this article shouldn't imply that they are.  Am86 (talk) 20:07, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany is always antisemitic. There are alot of things on here that are only considered racist by some people. And the article CLEARLY states that it can be seen as antisemitic and that certain people have called it racism. For example, the "No Blacks" and "No Asians" thing on Grindr could easily be seen as a matter of sexual preference especially because many of these people put "No people above (certain age)" and that isn't seen as ageist. The rule I thought for wikipedia is that I must have reliable sources and that I must make sure to mention that only some people consider it. If you choose to delete it I will ask you to remove other contentious material as well especially the grindr thing.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 22:04, 29 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi, Rainbowofpeace. The book White Men Challenging Racism: 35 Personal Stories addresses the phenomenon of LGBT activists comparing homophobia/transphobia and other issues to things such as racism and Nazism. Also, perhaps this issue could be discussed alongside the issue of slogans such as "gay is the new black" and how these kinds of comparisons have been identified as cultural appropriation and trivialization. I hope these sources are helpful to you. Solar-Wind (talk) 02:19, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

By the way I do agree with you that Micheal Lucas is racist and if you want to add stuff about his statements of African Americans and Arabs I would be happy to have it. I'm planning on eventually adding a section on anti-Arab discrimination anyway. However the fact that someone is discriminated against dosn't mean they cant discriminate this article proves that.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 22:15, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Some of my sources don't work anymore. I hope you will give me 24 hours to post new sources.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 22:26, 29 September 2012 (UTC)


 * I think it's fine for the controversy to be included on the page, but it should be acknowledged that Siege Busters and Queers Against Apartheid vehemently deny the antisemitic label and in fact those groups are largely comprised of Jewish LGBT people. Am86 (talk) 06:19, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

I partially agree with you. However there are Jewish Neo-Nazis. I agree that these are probably not intentionally antisemitic but we do know that antisemitic people often join these organizations as a way of showing in a safe setting their Jew-hatred. An example of this is the comparison of Israel to Nazi Germany which considered by almost everyone to be as racist as it would be to compare a black supremacist group to slave owners.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 06:29, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

The sources in the Antisemtism section are not explicitly on the topic of this article. The article is a WP:COATRACK. IRWolfie- (talk) 10:34, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Rainbow with reference to the grindr preferences i'd say that's borderline not racist. Some will be offended, while others will not. Personally i always considered it bad taste in the same way as listing, "no camp guys, brunettes, bad dressers" etc. Thanks ツ Je no va  20  (email) 10:39, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I consider it racist as well. I'm just saying that like the stuff I put in the article some will consider it racism others will consider it "sexual preference" but the fact that some call it racist means it SHOULD be in this article. Although the article should use words like "could be seen as racist" or "is sometimes viewed as racist" to reflect the disagreement.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 10:56, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Or "viewed as racist by some". Again i consider it to be in bad taste and bigoted, not racist. I'd rather people didn't make stuff like this clear, but in a way i'm glad they do so i can avoid them and make friends with non-bigots. Thanks ツ Je no va  20  (email) 11:15, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

I don't think the article should be deleted, but I agree with IRWolfie- that most of the sources in the antisemitism section are off-topic and constitute a WP:COATRACK. The article should focus on racism within the LGBT community. For example, if Jewish LGBT people are being attacked/excluded from LGBT spaces that would merit inclusion in the article. (This source, from the Encyclopedia of Lesbian Histories and Cultures, is on-topic and an excellent example: ) Also, we can't just claim that Sherry Wolf, etc. are "Jewish Neo-Nazis." Perhaps instead of having sections devoted to specific ethnicities the article should focus on the types of racial discrimination within the LGBT community, with examples from sources who have the investigated the subject, like Allan Bérubé. Am86 (talk) 17:35, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I want to add that the article focuses too much on sexual/dating discrimination and there isn't enough about exclusion of ethnic minorities in LGBT political organizations and other LGBT spaces. Am86 (talk) 17:39, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

I never claimed that Sherry Wolf was a Jewish neo-Nazi what I said was a response to you saying some of the people on these things are Jewish to which I replied yes and their are closeted Jews (closted about being Jewish) who are Neo-Nazis. I'm sorry you got from that I thought Sherry Wolf is a neo-Nazi.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 02:29, 2 October 2012 (UTC) Ok heres what I think we can do. If I allow the deletion of the parts about anti-zionism I want there to be nothing about the pinkwashing of Israel in here either. If we can agree on that I will strongly consider allowing it to be deleted and will find more sources about antisemitism manifesting in different fashions.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 02:32, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Basically I'm saying that if we keep the Israeli-Palestinian conflict outside of the article completely including both anti-zionist incidents and accusations of pinkwashing I will agree because it will still maintain a WP:NPOV. One of my fears is that someone will come on here and write about Israel's "pinkwashing" accusations which is one of the reasons I put the anti-zionist side in the first place. Do we have a deal?-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 02:45, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

This article needs lots of work
It's not up to Wikipedia standards. Statements are unsourced. Weasel words are used. The majority of the article is nothing more than heresay and allegations. And the language used... dear God... is so unrefined that it's unintentionally funny. Please edit this article and give it some semblance of dignity! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:255B:6DB9:4838:4B9A:17D3:AEDD (talk) 08:44, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

On the No Blacks, No Asians etc. on Profiles.
I personally agree that it is racism however I can also see why someone would say it was only preference. I therefore think that we should either mark as controversially being called racism or remove it. Many will argue it is stated as such in reliable sources to which I would reply yes but Anti-Zionism in the LGBT community has been linked with Anti-Semitism and we have removed that. I open it up for discussion here.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 02:14, 7 January 2014 (UTC)

Expand
I began to expand on the Anti-Asian Racism, but I think that we (the wikipedia community) should begin to expand on the other sections as well such as (Anti-Italian) by doing this we are showing further proof about the prevalence of racism in the LGBTQ community. ArjunChawla175 (talk) 00:22, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello, I agree. Would you mind sharing some of the additions/expansions you were thinking about adding? I have a few academic articles I am in the process of reviewing to include academic research to further back this page. Upon review of some of the links, some are being pulled from old data/sources and the links to those sources are either broken or out of date. Thanks! Frlin90 (talk) 05:18, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Anti-White?
so there is no anti-white racism within the LGBT community? or is it just ignored in the name of so-called political correctness? 13:01, 14 September 2016 (UTC)

Correct, only white people can be racists. It is known. In other non-white groups it is called empowerment not racism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.50.171.209 (talk) 16:36, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

pois é tem caras que preferem pessoas escuras e pretere brancos e todo nao padrao é discriminado independe de raça um negro musculoso liso novinho nao pobre pode ate ser mais desejado que um nao padrao branco no grindr por exemplo vejo mestiços latinos rejeitando outros despadroes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.181.142.31 (talk) 08:12, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Adding Content About LBT Asian Americans
The current section on anti-Asian racism in the LGBT community is almost entirely focused on gay Asian men, which adds valuable contribution to the overall discussion but overall excludes lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Asian Americans who may face different issues of racism in the community. There are numerous citations and every claim is supported with relevant references; although this section is a little under-developed, it is well done. Adding content about LBT anti-Asian racism might allow for a more holistic, thorough section on the topic and improve its quality even further. Rtanaka96 (talk) 00:12, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
 * I completely agree. However, when searching for further information on journal cites, most academic articles I am able to find revolve around the gay Asian male. You bring up a valid point; I will continue to search for the other members of this communities to further expand this! Frlin90 (talk) 05:22, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

Anti-Asian American
I think it is important to also discuss how and why asian men "fit" certain stereotypes or attributes or names that others don't fir based on their appearance. For example, some if not all Asian men are labeled as twinks. At what point does the term becomes friendly to negative or pejorative. Terms as such too can be used to discriminate a particular group of people who either don't want to be called or labeled a certain way. Micahoto (talk) 06:42, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

On addressing anti-gay persecution by Nazis
User: Rupert loup has added a link suggesting that LGBT Neo-Nazism is somehow related to anti-Gay persecution by regular Nazis. This seems incredibly biased. First of all it suggests that queer Neo-Nazis should be ignored due to the fact that Nazis persecuted sexual and possibly gender identity minorities. And secondly it presupposes this article supports some kind of The Pink Swastika propaganda which is certainly does not. If it must be mentioned I believe it should be put in the related articles section. The part about Gay Neo-Nazism is also under Antisemitic and that he feels that it is showing bias by not including it also suggest that he feels the Jews are responsible for anti-gay persecution by the Nazis. That really is an incredibly biased stance to make. -Rainbowofpeace (talk) 19:47, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't see any of that claims stated in the link added, which is about nazism and lgbt history and it's related with the section specifically because its historical background. The section is obiously incomplete, lacking an explanation on how members of the gay community addopted neonazism without the homophobia mentioned in its article and in the link that I added. Also, antiracist point of view in the LGBT community is missing, failing WP:NPOV. Rupert Loup (talk) 05:18, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * If you want to add a criticism or anti-racism section to the article feel free. No one is stopping you. Be sure to use reliable sources. Have you ever heard of Dan Burros? Neo-Nazis and other racists come from all backgrounds and walks of life. However delegitimizing their racism by showing they once were or are victims of persecution seems like a copt out. Its like saying a minority can't be bigoted against other minorities because of history. That is not the way that works.-Rainbowofpeace (talk) 05:35, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm still failing to see where is stated what you are claiming, can please point where exacly in that article is stated that? Rupert Loup (talk) 05:53, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

gays sao discriminados por judeus negros nazis e ainda sao nazificados bucha é bucha — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.181.142.31 (talk) 08:13, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

Hate crimes
In the section under “Anti-Arab racism” the report that was explained was not cited, which can be fixed.

The article does a great way by including a wide range of races and ethnicities when discussing racism in the LGBTQ community. It could however including information on how racism in the LGBTQ community can result in possible death of the community member due to hate crime. TylaE28 (talk) 04:16, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

I am loving the looptail g and think anybody who is hating it because of the jews having it invented is a racist! Is this true?
Is it okay to assume, people who hate the looptail g because the jews invented it or use it is racist? Or is this untrue/not okay to assume? I do not want to post crappy fake news in the wiki! Assume good faith! --82.207.238.216 (talk) 13:55, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

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